GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 15th August. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday that free education and healthcare are not freebies and that if people have access to them, India can become the top country in the world.
Kejriwal was speaking at Chhatrasal Stadium in New Delhi as part of the Delhi government’s Independence Day celebrations.
Asserting that the future belongs to India, he said the country’s 130 million people must come together and resolve to make India the world’s number one.
“We came together and sent the Britishers out. Today, if we come together, we can make India the top country in the world,” Kejriwal said.
Lamenting the fact that many countries that got independence after India surpassed it, Kejriwal reiterated that education and healthcare are important to becoming a rich country.
“The tricolour will fly high only when every Indian has access to good healthcare and education. Congratulations to all on 75 years of independence. There is great joy and enthusiasm in the country. The air is filled with patriotism and ‘junoon’,” he said at the event.
He paid tribute to all freedom fighters and those who struggled for the country’s growth and progress, noting that it is time to celebrate progress in various fields.
“But we need to think over challenges and our future course. Many are asking why many countries got past (us) in 75 years. Singapore that got independence 15 years after India and Japan that was destroyed in the Second World War got ahead of us. We are no less than others. Indians are the most intelligent, hardworking people in the world but still we have lagged,” the CM added.
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