In the first August 15 speech of his third term, the Prime Minister also expressed anguish over recent crimes against women and emphasised that the nation, society and state governments should ensure their safety and that the guilty are punished. His remarks came against the backdrop of the ongoing protests over the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor in Kolkata. The Prime Minister also raised the need for one nation-one poll, the safety of Hindu minorities in trouble-torn Bangladesh and punishing the corrupt, among various other issues.
First I-Day speech of 3rd term: Secular civil code need of hour, says PM Modi
