PM Modi recalls Nehru's iconic 'at the stroke of midnight' speech in Parliament

Speaking at the special session of Parliament in Lok Sabha on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled the "at the stroke of the midnight hour"

Speaking at the special session of Parliament in Lok Sabha on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled the "at the stroke of the midnight hour" -- the iconic speech delivered by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on August 15, 1947, when India gained independence from British colonial rule.

"Pandit Nehru's ‘stroke of the midnight hour’ (speech) and Atal Bihari Vajpayee's statement -- "Sarkaare aayengi jayengi, partiyan banegi, bigedgi, magar ye desh rehna chahiye" -- will reverberate here forever,” the Prime Minister said as he emphasized the significance of the old Parliament building in India’s history.