NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day on Tuesday, praised the Supreme Court for its decision to provide the operative parts of its judgments to the concerned people in their regional language. Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud, who was seated amongst the audience, returned the PM’s compliments with a gesture of folded hands.
The prime minister spoke for almost 90 minutes, during which he covered a myriad of topics ranging from health, women, Manipur, law and order, farmers, labourers, science and technology, economy, defence, border areas and infrastructure to foreign affairs.