Violence no solution to any issue, PM makes a clarion call in decade’s first Mann Ki Baat

New Delhi, (http://thestates.news) | At a time when a series of protests are experienced across the country and some turning violent either over the issue of CAA or students fees, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid emphasis in categorical statement that “no problem in the world can be solved by creating another problem”.
“It (any problem) can only be solved by seeking an optimal solution. Come, let’s together forge a new India, where every issue is resolved on a platform of peace,” the Prime Minister gave a clarion call on this year’s first Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast.
“…..Aise naye Bharat ke nirmal mein joot jaen, jahan shanti har sawal ka jawab ka adhar ho”.
“Solidarity should be the key to resolving every issue. And brotherhood, should foil every separatist attempt to divide us,” he emphasised.
Prime Minister said: “We live in the 21st century, that is the era of knowledge, science and democracy. Have you ever heard of a place where life has turned better due to violence?”
“Last year, in Tripura as well, more than 80 people left the path of violence and returned to the mainstream. Those who had picked up weapons thinking that violence could solve problems, now firmly believe that the only way to solve any dispute is peace and togetherness,” he said.
“On the solemn occasion of Republic day, I would appeal to anyone in any part of the country, who’s still seeking solutions to problems through violence and weapons, to return to the mainstream. They should have faith in their own capabilities and the capabilities of this country to resolve issues peacefully,” Mr Modi said in his popular broadcast through All India Radio.
“Violence never resolves any issue,” he said.
In this context, Prime Minister spoke about recent agreement under which the 25-year-old Bru-Reang refugee crisis has been resolved.
“This problem pertains to the 90s. In 1997, ethnic tension forced the Bru-Reang tribe to leave Mizoram and take refuge in Tripura. These refugees were kept in temporary camps in Kanchanpur in North Tripura. It is painful that the Bru-Reang community lost a significant part of their life as refugees. Life in camps meant that they were deprived of all basic amenities”.
For 23 years – no home, no land, no medical treatment for their families, no education facilities for their kids, he said adding: “Just imagine, how difficult it must have been for them to live 23 long years in trying circumstances in camps! How painful it would have been to spend every moment, every day of their lives hurtling towards an uncertain future! Governments came and went, but there was no cure for their pain”.
Despite that, the PM said their “unwavering belief in the Indian Constitution and culture continued”.
It’s a result of that belief that their life is on the threshold of a new dawn today, Mr Modi pointed out. (UNI)