Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people, particularly youth, to join the Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat campaign and create songs, plays and social media content to spread awareness about substance abuse and help build a drug-free India by 2047.
In his Mann Ki Baat address, PM Modi paid tribute to revolutionary Khudiram Bose, recalling his sacrifice at 18 during the freedom struggle. Modi emphasized August as a month of revolutions, citing events like Quit India Movement and Partition Horrors Remembrance Day