Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi condemns Dera unrest, says violence in the name of faith unacceptable

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the nation through his monthly radio programme,‘Mann Ki Baat’. In the wake of recent violence by Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh supporters, PM Modi said that India is the land of Lord Buddha, Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel, no acts of violence is acceptable in the country.

The Prime Minister also recalled his meeting with 6 women officers of Indian Navy, who would circumnavigate the globe on INSV Tarini. 

All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan broadcasted the 35th episode of Mann Ki Baat. Apart from Hindi, the radio series is available in 20 other languages. 

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27 August 2017

11:39 IST

"It is important to trust our citizens. We have to trust the poor of India," PM Modi to nation in Mann Ki Baat. 

11:33 IST

Talking about 'Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna' scheme, PM Modi said that it has become a case study for financial scholars worldwide. " Within 3 years, the poor, once at the last mile of society, has now become a part of the country's economic mainstream."

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