All ears on Modi’s Independence Day speech as elections loom large

New Delhi, Aug 15: All ears would be on Prime Minister, Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech with elections looming large. There are several expectations from his speech, which incidentally is his last, before the elections are held in 2019.

The big announcement expected would be the launch of the Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Scheme.

Like, Modi has done in the past, this year too, he is expected to make several major announcements. The elections would be on the Prime Minister's mind as well. These include polls in various states including Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan and the 2019 Lok Sabha poll as well.

Sources tell OneIndia that the speech today would be a combination of both policy and politics. He would look to strike a careful balance between the two issues while delivering the I-Day address.

Sources also say that there would be some major announcements on the cards as has been seen in the past. If one goes through his speeches of the past four years, it is clear that he has made some of the major announcements on Independence Day.

However the crux of the speech would be about the empowerment of the poor. Modi is likely to speak about opportunity and empowerment of the poor in a big way. He is likely to target the opposition on vote bank politics and also speak about how it did not benefit the needy one bit.

Further one could also expect him to speak about the minority appeasement by the opposition parties. The PM would mention triple talaq and what his government had done about it while the opposition only believed in minority appeasement.

The other crux of the speech is likely to be about vote bank vs real work. Further a mention about a strong leadership and trust will also be made during the speech. He would also speak about how his government has not shied away from taking strong decisions.

Sources also indicate that there would be some announcements for the Central Government employees regarding the 7th Pay Commission. However the main focus would be about the poor and their empowerment, sources also tell OneIndia.

The earlier speeches:

In 2014, when he delivered his first Independence Day speech as Prime Minister, he spoke about Clean India, Jan Dhan Yojana, Make in India, Digital India etc.

In 2015, Modi announced Start up India, Stand up India, village electrification and also One Rank One Pension.

In the 2016, the speech was about Rural road construction, ease of doing business and also the development of the Chabahar Port.

The 2017 speech was about New India and Cow vigilantism. On Cow vigilantism, he had said that violence in the name of faith is unacceptable.

New Delhi, Aug 15: All ears would be on Prime Minister, Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech with elections looming large. There are several expectations from his speech, which incidentally is his last, before the elections are held in 2019.

The big announcement expected would be the launch of the Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Scheme.

Like, Modi has done in the past, this year too, he is expected to make several major announcements. The elections would be on the Prime Minister's mind as well. These include polls in various states including Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan and the 2019 Lok Sabha poll as well.

Sources tell OneIndia that the speech today would be a combination of both policy and politics. He would look to strike a careful balance between the two issues while delivering the I-Day address.

Sources also say that there would be some major announcements on the cards as has been seen in the past. If one goes through his speeches of the past four years, it is clear that he has made some of the major announcements on Independence Day.

However the crux of the speech would be about the empowerment of the poor. Modi is likely to speak about opportunity and empowerment of the poor in a big way. He is likely to target the opposition on vote bank politics and also speak about how it did not benefit the needy one bit.

Further one could also expect him to speak about the minority appeasement by the opposition parties. The PM would mention triple talaq and what his government had done about it while the opposition only believed in minority appeasement.

The other crux of the speech is likely to be about vote bank vs real work. Further a mention about a strong leadership and trust will also be made during the speech. He would also speak about how his government has not shied away from taking strong decisions.

Sources also indicate that there would be some announcements for the Central Government employees regarding the 7th Pay Commission. However the main focus would be about the poor and their empowerment, sources also tell OneIndia.

The earlier speeches:

• In 2014, when he delivered his first Independence Day speech as Prime Minister, he spoke about Clean India, Jan Dhan Yojana, Make in India, Digital India etc.
• In 2015, Modi announced Start up India, Stand up India, village electrification and also One Rank One Pension.
• In the 2016, the speech was about Rural road construction, ease of doing business and also the development of the Chabahar Port.
• The 2017 speech was about New India and Cow vigilantism. On Cow vigilantism, he had said that violence in the name of faith is unacceptable.