PM Modi’s 123rd ‘Mann Ki Baat’ Episode Airs Today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his second monthly Mann ki Baat 123rd episode on Sunday, focused on critical concerns such as health, yoga, religious pilgrimage and others.

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Speaking on the role of health workers and Constitution, he discussed the huge crowd response in the Yoga Day, eradication of eye disease called Trachoma, and mentioned it as the gift of health workers and Constitution as he reflected on the Emergency period.

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The Key Quotes from Prime Minister

• Now you are filled with the energy and an impression of International Yoga Day. International Yoga Day was celebrated last year (21 June) by millions of people around the world.It was first proclaimed 10 years ago, and through these 10 years, this ritual has been even more magnificent every year than the previous one. It is also a pointer that the number of individuals taking part in yoga in their daily activities is increasing.
• India has been announced Trachoma-free by the World Health Organisation or WHO. This has been done through efforts of thousands and millions of people who struggled and struggled so hard against this disease. This achievement can be credited to our health workers.
• The one who declared emergency not only killed the soul of the constitution but also attempted to silence the judiciary which was in form of puppets.
• Kailash Mansarovar, or better, the dwelling place of lord Shiva. Kailash is a place of pilgrimage and worship to Hindus, Buddhist and Jain people. Amarnath Yatra, a sacred pilgrimage, will commence on 3 rd July and the sacred month of Sawan is not far. we had only the other day also the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath.
• Morarji Desai gives a short description of the Emergency. It is not only that those who declared Emergency killed democracy but they wanted to use the judiciary as their puppet. This was under MISA, where anyone could be arrested at will, people were tortured... Indians were not ready to settle democracy. Eventually, people triumphed and Emergency was lifted.
• Lately, there was a landmark publication of the International Labour Organization (ILO). As reported in this report, over 64 percent of the Indian population has been getting some kind of Social Protection Benefit today. Social security- this is one of the coverages that are hugest in the earth.
• The Bodoland is now a force on its own... In Bodoland Territorial Area, Bodoland Cem Cup is being organised. A total of more than 3,700 teams and close to 70,000 participants, of which many are girls, participate... Halicharan Narzary, Durga Boro, Apurna Narzary and Manabir Basumatary - these are of a new generation who have led Bodoland on the ground to the national level.
• The ideas of Lord Buddha are powerful, with the ability to unite the nations, cultures and individuals in the same thread.
• Nowadays, more or less 95 crore people of the nation are benefiting under one or other social security scheme; in comparison, as on 2015, under the government schemes, fewer than 25 crore people were receiving the benefit. It is also an excellent image of social justice. All these have generated a sense of belief that the future harvests would be kept fairer; India would get stronger with every stride.
• Eri Silk of Meghalaya... it is only a few days back when it was granted with GI Tag. Eri Silk is as heritage to Meghalaya. It has been handed through generations and refined with skills by the tribes here, and in particular the Khasi community.
• In Gujarat in Ahmedabad, another great environmental action has been observed. In this case, we saw that Municipal Corporation has introduced the mission of million trees. There is something unusual about this campaign and this unusual thing is Sindoor Forest. The tree is named after Operation Sindoor heroes. Sindoor Forest is planting trees in the remembrance of those courageous men and women who sacrificed everything towards the nation.

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