Let us pledge to free India from poverty, dirt, corruption, terrorism, casteism, communalism & create a 'New India'… https://t.co/RBSsG9TxpF — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1502252969000

Under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, the entire nation came together with the aim of attaining freedom. https://t.co/ixJtixAQn0 — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1502252872000

On the 75th anniversary of the historic Quit India movement, we salute all the great women & men who took part in the movement. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1502252764000

In 1942, the need of the hour was to free India from colonialism. Today, 75 years later the issues are different. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1502252928000

NEW DELHI: On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Quit India movement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged a pledge by all citizens to "free India from poverty, dirt, corruption, terrorism, casteism, communalism".The PM launched launched a ' Sankalp Se Siddhi ', or ' New India Pledge ' campaign."Let us pledge to free India from poverty, dirt, corruption, terrorism, casteism, communalism and create a New India of our dreams by 2022," PM Modi tweeted."Let us work shoulder to shoulder to create the India that our freedom fighters would be proud of," he wrote.PM Modi also noted that the entire nation had come together under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi with the aim of attaining freedom."On the 75th anniversary of the historic Quit India movement, we salute all the great women & men who took part in the movement," he said."In 1942, the need of the hour was to free India from colonialism. Today, 75 years later the issues are different," the PM added.Last week, the BJP announced that the 'Sankalp Se Siddhi' campaign will be launched across the country from August 9 to 30 on the occasion of the Quit India movement anniversary.The party said it would organise programmes on August 9 in all districts, where freedom fighters will be honoured and statues of martyrs will be garlanded.Films on the lives of Mahatma Gandhi, Veer Savarkar, Bhagat Singh , B R Ambedkar will be screened on August 14 at all district headquarters. On Independence Day, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and all Chief Ministers' speeches in their respective states, various programmes will be arranged at mandal level, the statement read.