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Podcast: Mission Network News - Asia
Episode: Modi predicts 370-seat win for BJP in upcoming election
Description: India (MNN) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi confidently addressed India’s Parliament this week. He predicts that his Hindu nationalist party will exceed the law’s requirement for victory by 98 seats in the May elections.
Modi and the BJP came to power a decade ago, dealing a severe blow to religious minorities.
Todd Nettleton with The Voice of the Martyrs USA says India’s constitution guarantees religious freedom. He states, “The Constitution makes a lot of promises. But if the government is unwilling to defend those promises, it becomes a piece of paper.”
The hostility ag...