To celebrate 75 years of India’s Independence, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced that children from the national Capital will make the world’s largest ‘Tiranga’ in the city, a move aimed at setting a world-record.
The program will be held on August 4, in Burari Grounds, where 50,000 students from Delhi Government-run schools will set the world record for the largest human flag. In an online briefing, Kejriwal lamented that several nations have witnessed rapid growth and surpassed India in the last 75 years. “It has been 75 years since Independence, so many countries surpassed us in these years. Why were we left behind? God has blessed India with an abundance of rivers, mineral ores, mountains, herbs, crops, oceans and seas. Indians are the smartest and most hardworking people in the world. So, why do we lag behind?" he asked.
"If we leave the country at the mercy of these leaders and their parties, then we'll stay behind the world for another 75 years," he added.
Kejriwal urged "130 crore Indians" to come together and take a pledge to make the country the greatest and the strongest in the world. "Seventy five years ago, when the whole country came together, we drove the British out. Today, we all have to come together again to make India the greatest country in the world," he said. He emphasised that it has to be a collective effort and expressed confidence that the days of India becoming the "best country" in the world are not far.
"Can India lead the world, some people ask me? Why not, is how I respond! I need to ask everyone, what do you think? Why can't India rise to become the world's greatest country? However, to accomplish this, we must all work together," he stressed. He said the participation of entrepreneurs, farmers, industrialists, labourers, members of the service class, doctors, engineers and lawyers is needed to realise the dream.