Congress terms PM’s I-Day speech crass; AAP calls it PM’s farewell address from Red Fort

Opposition parties Tuesday dismissed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech as a “crass election speech filled with distortions, lies, exaggerations and vague promises” and his “farewell” address from the ramparts of the Red Fort. The Congress said instead of bringing the country together on Independence Day, Modi made it all about himself and his image and not accepting the challenges ahead and celebrating the country’s journey so far.