Independence Day celebrations: Indian Armed Forces give musical performance at Red Fort

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New Delhi: The Indian Armed Forces performed live in a musical band concert at the Red Fort in New Delhi on Sunday (August 9, 2020).

The Indian Armed Forces performance started at 8 PM as part of the Independence Day celebrations.

#WATCH Delhi: During the ongoing celebration of the 74th Independence Day, the Indian Armed Forces (Tri-Service) Band gave a musical performance at North Block pic.twitter.com/vB4DbBKkI0

— ANI (@ANI) August 9, 2020

The Indian Armed Forces Musical Band Concert was live-streamed on Prasar Bharati News Services' YouTube channel. 

Notably, the Indian Air Force Band had performed in a musical concert at Koshrab ashram in Ahmedabad on August 8.

A melodious musical concert by Indian Air Force Band mesmerized the audience at Koshrab ashram, Ahmedabad on 08 Aug 20. pic.twitter.com/vnxOxmcZOf

— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) August 9, 2020

Earlier in the day, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will present a new outline for a self-reliant India in his address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on August 15.

PM Modi on August 8 had also launched "Gandagi Mukt Bharat", a week-long campaign for 'swachhata' in the run-up to Independence Day.