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| 'My Government Will Ensure Complete Freedom of Faith': PM Modi
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| INDIA
, 17-February-2015
5:56:20 AM |
| Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged firm action today against the perpetrators of religious attacks and warned against efforts to incite hatred against minorities after a series of attacks on churches in Delhi. (Top 10 Quotes)
"My government will not allow any religious group, belonging to the majority or the minority, to incite hatred against others, overtly or covertly," Mr Modi said at a conference organised by Christian groups in the capital New Delhi.
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"We cannot accept violence against any religion on any pretext and I strongly condemn such violence. My government will act strongly in this regard," he vowed.
Earlier this month priests, nuns and parishioners clashed with police as they staged a protest near the biggest cathedral in Delhi over a series of vandalism and arson attacks on churches. (Read Full Speech)
Political opponents allege that the PM and his government have failed to rein in Hindu extremists who have been targeting minorities. Late last week, after a convent school in Delhi was vandalised, the PM summoned Delhi Police Chief BS Bassi and asked for the case to be solved immediately.
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