Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the country was saddened to witness the way some protestors had “insulted the tricolour” o...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the country was saddened to witness the way some protestors had “insulted the tricolour” on January 26 when a tractor rally by farmers to protest against the new agricultural laws turned into chaos.
“On 23 January, we celebrated the birthday of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose as ‘Parakram Divas’ and on 26 January we also saw a spectacular parade of Republic Day,” Modi said in his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat. “In the midst of all this, the country was saddened to see the insult of the tricolour in Delhi on January 26.”
Without elaborating further, the prime minister urged citizens to “fill the future with new hope and newness”. “We showed exceptional restraint and courage last year,” he added, alluding to the coronavirus pandemic. “This year too, we have to prove our resolve by working hard.”
The nation was shocked to witness the insult of the Tricolour on January 26: PM Narendra Modi at 'Mann Ki Baat' pic.twitter.com/xxXHS50fau
— ANI (@ANI) January 31, 2021
For over two months, tens of thousands of farmers have been camped on the outskirts of Delhi to demand the withdrawal of the three new farm laws. The protests had been largely peaceful, but on January 26, a...
