PM Modi: My govt's only religion is 'India first', holy book is Constitution - Times of India

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday denounced communalism and said that nobody has right to discriminate on basis of religion.

"No one can take the law in their hands and discriminate on the grounds of community," the Prime Minister said.

"The only religious book is Indian Constitution, only prayer is welfare of all," the PM added

PM Modi was replying to a discussion on the motion of thanks to the president's address in the Lok Sabha.

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Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the government had "compelled" the nation to talk about black money.

"We have compelled the nation to talk about black money. This is a big thing," Modi said while replying to the discussion on the motion of thanks to the President's address in the Lok Sabha.

"Our first decision in our first cabinet meeting was the decision on (forming) SIT on black money," he said.

Modi said corruption had "ruined the nation" and the issue should not be discussed through political prism.

(With inputs from IANS)

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