PM Narendra Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat': Full speech

NEW DELHI: Masks are becoming a part of our lives even though we are not used to people covering their faces, PM Narendra Modi said while noting that masks will be a sign of a civilised society. He also called upon people to avoid the bad habit of spitting in public.“If you want to save yourself from illness and protect others too, then you will need to use masks. My suggestion of a gamchha is simple. The face has to be covered,” he said. “It has been a part of our bad habits that we would spit just about anywhere. It’s time now to get rid of this problem once and for all. As they say, ‘better late than never’,” he said.Modi also hailed the ordinance providing strict punishment for violence against healthcare workers and said this was needed and frontline “Covid warriors” must not be insulted and abused in any way.