PM Modi to address year’s first ‘Mann Ki Baat’ today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address the first ‘Mann Ki Baat’ of the year 2021, today. This comes a day ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget for 2021-22 by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. It also comes days after the Republic Day violence when farmers agitating against the new farm reforms stormed the Red Fort and clashed with Delhi Police. On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had told floor leaders of various political parties that his government’s offer on agri laws made to protesting farmers “still stands” and it was a “phone call away” for talks, days after violence broke out in parts of the national capital on Republic Day.