Several world information retailers and plenty of critics of the Modi authorities have claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s joint press convention together with US President Joe Biden in Washington was the primary open press convention for the Indian PM since he assumed workplace in 2014. New York Times, in an article, earlier than PM Modi’s press convention, stated “if Indian prime minister Narendra Modi responds to questions along with President Biden at a news conference on Thursday, it may well be the first time since he was first elected in 2014 to do so.”
Similar claims had been additionally made by many others on social media. PM Modi together with US President Biden addressed a joint press convention on Thursday the place the 2 leaders took questions from media as effectively. During the press convention, a journalist requested PM Modi what steps he was keen to take to enhance the rights of Muslims and different minorities in India. Responding to this, PM Modi recommended that India didn’t want any enchancment because the world’s largest democracy is being run on the ideas of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas and Sabka Prayas’.
“Our Constitution and our government, and we have proved democracy can deliver. When I say deliver – caste, creed, religion, gender, there is no space for any discrimination (in my government),” stated PM Modi.
Prime Minister Modi utterly destroyed the motivated query on steps being taken to ‘protect’ rights of Muslims and different minorities. In his response he didn’t point out Muslims or every other denomination, spoke about Constitution, entry to Govt sources primarily based on eligibility… pic.twitter.com/mPdXPMZaoI
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) June 22, 2023
Now, coming to the query – was this the primary ever press convention of PM Modi?Â
Actually, it is not. Former Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations and 1985 batch Indian Foreign Service officer Syed Akbaruddin countered the declare made by the NYT and different platforms. Akbaruddin stated that PM Modi had addressed a press convention earlier as effectively. “Simply untrue…May like to see the video of @POTUS44 (Barack Obama) & PM @narendramodi press conference at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on 25 January 2015,” he stated on Twitter whereas sharing the video of the press convention.
Simply unfaithful
May wish to see the video of @POTUS44 & PM @narendramodi press convention at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on 25 January 2015. https://t.co/91OyyORJOJ https://t.co/I5u4ImiSRT
— Syed Akbaruddin (@AkbaruddinIndia) June 22, 2023
Prime Minister Modi is on a state go to to the United States on the invitation of US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden.Â
