<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the nation in the 73rd Mann Ki Baat today. This is PM Modi's first radio programme in the year 2021. PM Modi is addressing Mann Ki Baat a day before Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the country's Union Budget in the Parliament.<br /><br />In the last episode of Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that demand for India made products was increasing across the country, with people supporting the cause of &lsquo;vocal for local&rsquo;.&nbsp;</p> <p>He had also appealed to the citizens to take new year resolutions for the betterment of the country, use more local products in their day-to-day lives, and aim to make the country free from plastic.</p> <p>PM Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' also comes in the backdrop of the violence that broke out on Republic Day when hundreds of farmers took to the streets of Delhi on tractors to protest against three controversial farm laws.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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