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Violence in the name of faith unacceptable: PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat address

Modi said that those who take the law in their hands or take to violence will not be spared

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A deserted view of the Satnam Singh Chowk on Beghu Road, leading to Dera Sacha Sauda, during curfew in Sirsa on Sunday | Photo: PTI

Archis Mohan New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said violence in the name of faith will not be tolerated, a day before a court is to announce the quantum of punishment to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.

A Central Bureau of Investigation court in Panchkula had on Friday held Singh guilty in a rape case. Alleged supporters of the Dera sect chief had then gone on the rampage, burning vehicles and train compartments. As many as 38 people were killed in the violence. Haryana’s Manohar Lal Khattar-led Bharatiya Janata Party government had come under severe criticism from political parties