Taking nation on new track of development with speed: PM

We are taking the nation on a new track of development and are moving ahead with speed, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday.

Addressing the nation on the occasion of the 71st Independence Day from the Red Fort here, he also said the government was devoting significant attention to the eastern states including Bihar, Assam, West Bengal, Odisha and the Northeast, noting that "these parts have to grow further".

--IANS

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