Lucknow, Aug. 15 -- On the auspicious occasion of India's 79th Independence Day, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath hoisted the national flag at his official residence in Lucknow, extended heartfelt greetings to the people of the state, and paid respectful tribute to the brave heroes of the freedom struggle who freed the nation from centuries of foreign rule.
He said, "India's independence is the result of the unwavering sacrifices and struggles of Mahatma Gandhi and countless revolutionaries who united the country from North to South and East to West in the fight for freedom."
In his address, CM Yogi remembered Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation; Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the architect of the Constitution; and all freedom figh...