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On the night of August 14 Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee decided that he could do without the bullet-proof rostrum to deliver the Independence Day speech from Red Fort.

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SPG chief vetoes PM Vajpayee's decision to deliver speech sans bullet-proof screen on I-Day

On the night of August 14 Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee decided that he could do without the bullet-proof rostrum to deliver the Independence Day speech from Red Fort.

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