Live updates: PM Modi speaks in first Mann Ki Baat since election wins

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the nation in his first 'Mann Ki Baat' following the BJP’s victories in the recently concluded assembly elections in five states. The address is broadcast on All India Radio, Doordarshan and the Narendra Modi mobile app.
This is the 30th edition of the Prime Minister’s monthly radio address. ‘Mann ki Baat’ will be broadcast in regional languages immediately after its Hindi broadcast.
In his previous address, Modi discussed a range of subjects from the ISRO’s historic launch of a record 104 satellites aboard a single rocket to the Indian’s team’s victory in the Blind T20 Cricket World Cup. He also spoke about moving towards digital currency and the Bhim App.
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11.05 am: “We are marking 100 years of Champaran Satyagraha. And this was one of the earliest Gandhian mass movements in India,” says Modi.
11.04 am: On March 23, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru attained martyrdom, says Modi. “They lived and died for our nation. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar in 1919 impacted Bhagat Singh deeply. It changed the course of his life.”

11.00 am: PM Narendra Modi begins his address by greeting the people of Bangladesh on their Independence Day. “They won a historic war against injustice. India will always stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of Bangladesh. Together, we shall keep working towards peace and security in our region,” he says.