Prime Minister Narendra Modi had last addressed the nation on May 12.

PM Modi’s address to nation, his sixth since Covid-19 pandemic began, at 4 pm today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will handle the nation on Tuesday night. The handle will start at four pm, a tweet from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) stated on Monday.

PM Modi’s handle comes amid rigidity with China over a stand-off within the Ladakh sector the place 20 Indian troopers had been killed on June 15. India has elevated patrolling and deployed troops for the reason that stand-off the place India and Chinese troopers got here to blows.

The prime minister has greater than as soon as reiterated that no Indian territory is beneath enemy’s management and that there aren’t any Chinese outposts on Indian land in Ladakh. PM Modi had held an all-party assembly too on the difficulty the place he paid tribute to the bravehearts who had been killed within the line of responsibility, praised the unity proven by the assorted political events and guaranteed that Chinese haven’t entered Indian territory.

The Congress, nevertheless, criticised PM Modi’s assertion and has since been demanding proof from the federal government on whether or not the Chinese have captured components of Indian territory.

PM Modi had talked in regards to the difficulty in his month-to-month radio handle Mann ki Baat the place he stated that Indian troopers had given a befitting reply to those that coveted Indian territory.

This can be the prime minister’s sixth handle to the nation for the reason that outbreak of the pandemic.

Modi had final addressed the nation on May 12 when he had introduced a Rs 20 lakh crore monetary package deal to spice up the financial system recovering from coronavirus-induced lockdown.

In his March 19 handle, the prime minister introduced a “janta curfew” on March 22. On March 24, he introduced a 21-day nationwide lockdown. On April 14, he prolonged the lockdown interval until May 3. On April 3, in a video message, PM Modi requested the nation to mild lamps for frontline corona warriors on April 5.

The lockdown was additional prolonged until May 17 by the Home Ministry.

Now, the nation is within the part one in all ‘unlock’ and the month-long part 2 begins on July 1.

On Monday night, the federal government banned 59 Chinese apps beneath nationwide safety concerns.

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