In democracy there is no place for discrimination on basis of caste, creed, religion or gender: PM Modi at

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted in a joint press conference with US President Joe Biden that democracy runs through the veins of India and there is no discrimination..

I am surprised that you said people say India is a democracy..

I have always said that a democracy can deliver and when I say this, I mean in a democracy there is no place for discrimination on basis of caste, creed, religion or gender..

President Biden was also asked this question about the rights of minorities in India and whether it had come up for discussion between him and Prime Minister Modi...

Prime Minister Modi and I had a good discussion about democratic values and that is the nature of our relationship that we are straight forward with each other It is in Americas DNA and I believe in Indias DNA....

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