Narendra Modi Speech LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 4pm today, with the India-China Galwan Valley clashes as well as Unlock 2.0 guidelines amid rising number of Covid-19 cases likely to be on the agenda. This will be PM Modi's sixth address to the nation since the outbreak of the pandemic. PM Modi had last addressed the nation on May 12 when he announced a Rs 20 lakh crore financial package to boost the economy recovering from the lockdown.
PM Modi's address comes against the backdrop of a bitter standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh where 20 Indian army personnel were killed in clashes on June 15 in Galwan Valley. In his monthly "Mann ki Baat" address on Sunday, Modi had asserted that India has given a befitting reply to those who cast an evil eye on its territory in Ladakh. “Bharat mitrata nibhana jaanta hai, toh, aankh mein aankh dalkar dekhna aur uchit jawab dena bhi janta hai. Hamare veer sainikon ne dikha dia ke vo Maa Bharti ke gaurav par aanch nahi aane denge (India knows how to maintain friendship but also look our enemy in the eye and retaliate if the need arises. Our brave soldiers have proved that they willnot let any harm come on their motherland),” he said.
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Jun 30, 2020 2:33 pm (IST)
Centre Releases Unlock 2.0 Guidelines | Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address is likely to touch upon the Unlock 2.0 guidelines amid rising number of Covid-19 cases. Adopting a cautious approach, the Union government in its ‘Unlock Phase 2’ has refused to give further relaxations in major sectors that remain closed. Schools, colleges, educational institutions, cinemas, gymnasiums, swimming pools, entertainment parks, theatres, bars, auditoriums, assembly halls and similar places, and even metro services will continue to remain shut until July 31, the new guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday said. Similarly, social, political, sports, entertainment, academic, cultural, religious functions and other large congregations will continue to be disallowed. Read the full story here.
Jun 30, 2020 2:21 pm (IST)
‘Curb Covid-19 Spread During 'Unlock' Period’: PM Modi in 'Mann Ki baat'| Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his monthly programme 'Mann Ki baat' stressed on the need for carefulness to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and urged the citizens to be more vigilant during the 'unlock' period. "During this unlock period, one will have to focus deeply on two points -- defeating corona and strengthening the economy and bolstering it,"said Modi.
Jun 30, 2020 2:07 pm (IST)
PM Modi's 6th Address Since Covid-19 Outbreak | Notably, this would be the prime minister's sixth address to the nation since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The prime minister had last addressed the nation on May 12 when he had announced a Rs 20-lakh-crore stimulus package to help boost the economy that was reemerging from the lockdown necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Jun 30, 2020 1:59 pm (IST)
In his monthly "Mann ki Baat" address on Sunday, PM Modi had asserted that India has given a befitting reply to those who cast an evil eye on its territory in Ladakh. “India knows how to maintain friendship but also look our enemy in the eye and retaliate if the need arises. Our brave soldiers have proved that they will not let any harm come on their motherland,” he said.
Jun 30, 2020 1:54 pm (IST)
Unlock 2.0 and India-China Standoff Likely on Agenda | PM Modi's address comes against the backdrop of the tense standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh where 20 Indian army soldiers were martyred in clashes that broke out in Galwan Valley on June 15. PM Modi is also expected to speak on the guidelines issued by the Union Home Ministry on Monday night for "Unlock 2" which will come into effect from July 1.
Jun 30, 2020 1:52 pm (IST)
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 4 pm tomorrow," the Prime Minister's Office said in a tweet. Modi's address comes against the backdrop of a bitter standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh where 20 Indian army personnel were killed in clashes on June 15 in Galwan Valley.
Prime Minister @narendramodi will address the nation at 4 PM tomorrow.
PM Modi to Address the Nation at 4 pm Today| Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 4pm today. PM Modi's address comes amid the tense standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh where 20 Indian army soldiers were martyred in clashes that broke out in Galwan Valley on June 15. Besides this, the prime minister is also expected to speak on the guidelines issued by the Union Home Ministry on Monday night for "Unlock 2" which will come into effect from July 1.
File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
India and China have been attempting to defuse the border row after 20 Indian Army personnel, including a colonel, were killed in a clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on June 15, the biggest military confrontation in over five decades that has significantly escalated the already volatile border standoff in the region. Sources peg the number of casualties on the Chinese side at 43. At present, the third round of Corps Commander-level talks between the two sides are on in Chushul on the Indian side.
As India deals with its neighbours one hand, the coronavirus pandemic on the other refuses to relent. With 18,522 people testing positive for coronavirus in a single day, India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 5,66,840 on Tuesday while the death toll rose to 16,893 with 418 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The country will also be entering "Unlock 2" from July 1 for which guidelines were issued by the Union Home Ministry on Monday night, further easing the restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus lockdown.
In his Mann ki Baat address, PM Modi had urged the people to be more vigilant in the unlock phase and take necessary precautions, stressing not doing so will put at risk their lives and those of others. In his recent interaction with chief ministers, Modi had urged them to think about phase 2 of unlocking to boost the economy hit by the pandemic and the lockdown.
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