- Monday, March 10, 2025
By: ANI
Inaugurating the ‘Kartavya Path’ at India Gate in the national capital, prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (8) said a new era has begun in the form of Kartavya Path that will consign the symbol of colonialism ‘Kingsway’ to history.
Speaking at the inauguration of the ‘Kartavya Path’, PM Modi said, “A new era has begun in the form of Kartvya Path. Symbol of colonialism ‘Kingsway’ will be history and has been erased forever. I congratulate all the people of the country as we come out from another symbol of colonialism.”
He said in the Amrit Mahotsav of Independence, the country has got new inspiration and new energy. “Today we are filling the picture of tomorrow, leaving behind the past, adding new colours to the picture of tomorrow. Today this new aura is visible everywhere, it is the aura of confidence of New India,” he said.
The PM said the Rajpath was for the British Raj, to whom the people of India were slaves. He said Rajpath was also a symbol of slavery and its structure was also a symbol of slavery. “Today its architecture has also changed and its spirit has also changed,” he said.
He added a huge statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has also been installed near India Gate. At the time of slavery, he said there was a statue of the representative of the British Raj.
“Kartavya Path is not just a road of bricks and stones. It is a living example of India’s democratic past and all-time ideals. When the people of the country come here, the statue of Netaji, the National War Memorial, all these will give them such a great inspiration, they will inculcate their sense of duty,” the prime minister said.
“Today the country has also established the life of a modern, strong India by installing the statue of Netaji at the same place,” he said.
