Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that “uncalled for” comments against any community would “not be tolerated” and reiterated that the Indian Constitution guarantees religious freedom to every citizen.
Stating that “discrimination or violence against any community will not be tolerated”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that there have been some “unfortunate comments” which were “uncalled for”.
On the completion of one year of the NDA government, Mr Modi assured, “Acche din aa chuke hain (good days are here).” In an interview to a news agency, the Prime Minister said: “Some unfortunate comments have been made, which were totally uncalled for.
Our Constitution guarantees religious freedom to every citizen and that is not negotiable. I have said this before, and I say it again: any discrimination or violence against any community will not be tolerated. My position on this is very clear: Sab ka saath, sab ka vikas.
Modi made these remarks in an interview to news agency UNI. Asked how he would “rein in elements within the party who are spreading hatred on communal lines”, Modi replied: “Some unfortunate comments have been made, which were totally uncalled for. Our Constitution guarantees religious freedom to every citizen and that is not negotiable. I have said this before and I say it again: any discrimination or violence against any community will not be tolerated.”
We stand for every one of the 1.25 billion Indians regardless of caste or creed and we will work for the progress of every one of them.” He was replying to a question: “How will you rein in the elements within the party who are spreading hatred on communal lines.”
Some of the Sangh Parivar leaders including BJP leaders were in news for making controversial remarks against minorities and backing ‘ghar wapsi’ and ‘love jihad’ campaigns.
On charges that his government was pro-corporate, anti-farmer and anti-poor, Modi said, “Those who gave away precious natural resources like coal and spectrum to their favourite industrialists have no right to say this. Everyone knows where the country stands after 60 years of Congress rule. They have been sustaining their politics only in the name of the poor. But what have they actually done?
Poverty is still widespread in the country. You should ask them: if you were pro-poor, why does poverty still exist in India?”