In pics:Interfaith delegations meets PM Modi at new Parliament

A delegation of 24 religious leaders representing various minority sections of the country met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday. (Photo: ANI)

Satnam Singh Sandhu, who has recently been nominated to the Rajya Sabha and played a role in organising the meeting, said they wanted to give the message to the outside world that India is united as a nation, with the government working with the mottos of "nation first" and "sabka saath, sabka vikas".
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Chief Imam of All India Imam Organization, Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi said "Paigaam-e-mohabbat hai, paigaam desh hai. "We want to send a message to the world that we stand together, that we support the governance of our Prime Minister, and that together we strive to take our country to the goal of 'Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat'," he added. (Photo: PTI)

The high Priest of the Parsi community, Dastur Ji told ANI "We have come here to bless all religions. We are not scared about anything till PM Modi is here. We will keep moving ahead, and I want our country to be the greatest in the world."
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All minority religious leaders said "Our castes, customs, religions, prayer methods might be different but our biggest religion as a human is that of humanity. We all live in the same country, we are all Bharatiya. Come let us strengthen our country. Our country is our top priority. Together we have to take our nation forward." (Photo: Agencies)

The 24 religious leaders also watched the proceedings of the lower house of the Parliament, later on Monday.