Ahead of his state visit to the United States of America, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 18 addressed a special out-of-turn episode of Mann Ki Baat, where he sought the blessing of the citizens for the trip and also recalled the horrors of Emergency, saying that as the “mother of democracy we can never forget June 25”, the day Emergency was imposed.
The PM said that usually the episode is put out on the last Sunday of every month but that since he was travelling to the U. S. this month, he wanted to speak to the people before that.
In the episode, Mr. Modi hailed the progress that is being made towards a tuberculosis-free India by 2025, spoke of how dairy farming is picking up pace in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla, India’s strong disaster response strategy as seen in the preparations for cyclone Biparjoy, the need to conserve nature through means like rainwater harvesting and afforestation, and the continuous hardwork of the nation’s sportspersons, which was bringing India international laurels.
