Mumbai, 15 Aug (HS): Maharashtra’s contribution to

the development of the nation is higher. The nation is making strides and is making the national under PM Narendra Modi’s leadership to soon become the fourth

largest economy in the world. The leap from the 11th economy to

the fourth speaks about the dedicated work of the ruling government under Modi’s

leadership. Maharashtra has also taken a lead in contributing to the

development of the nation, said Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis,

after hoisting the national flag in Mantralaya on Friday to mark Independence

Day. The world has realised the strength of Bharat and can imagine what the nation will be shortly, he said.

Fadnavis paid tributes to the armed forces personnel

who participated in the Operation Sindoor, at portraits of Jijau, Chhatrapati

Shivaji Maharaj, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, Savitribai Phule, Bharat Ratna and Dr

Babasaheb Ambedkar.

Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court Alok Aradhe,

Chief Secretary Rajesh Kumar, CM Fadnavis’s wife Amruta Fadnavis, Medical

Education Minister Hasan Mushrif, Lok Seva Ayog Chief Rajnish Seth, Election

Commission Chief Dinesh Waghmare, DGP Rashmi Shukla, and other senior officers

were present.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar