chandigarh a day after blaming haryanas bjp government for mishandling the dera issue chief minister amarinder singh on sunday welcomed the strong condemnation of violence in the name of faith by prime minister narendra modi in his mann ki baat programme amarinder added that he hoped that the centre would take strong action in the matter there were seven punjabi among the 36 people killed in the wave of violence that spread in panchkula on friday after dera sacha sauda chief ram rahim was pronounced guilty amarinder who toured parts of mansa and bathinda on sunday said he welcomed the prime ministers strong condemnation of the dera violence and expressed hope that the central government would tackle the criminals who indulged in violence with an iron hand nobody can or should be allowed to disturb the law and order of any state or region in the country he saidin an oblique reference to dera violence modi said in his radio talk on sunday in my address from the ramparts of the red fort i had said that violence in the name of faith will not be tolerated whether it is communal belief systems whether it is subscribing to political ideologies whether it is allegiance to a person or customs and traditions no one has the right to take the law in ones own hands in the name of ones beliefs i want to assure my countrymen that people who take the law into their own hands and are on the path of violent suppression whether it is a person or a group neither this country nor any government will tolerate it each and every person will have to abide by the law the law will fix accountability and the guilty will unquestionably be punishedthere has been talk of amarinders bonhomie with modi in political circles and he has not just met the latter several times on various issues like the syl canal after taking over in march he has also refrained from making any direct attack on the prime minister amarinder is also anticipating a positive response from the pm on punjabs request to intervene for settling the rs 31000crore debt resulting on account of cash credit limit cclamarinder has already picked holes in the way the khattar government handled the dera issue by allowing thousands of followers to assemble in panchkula ahead of the hearing on friday we were ready way back on august 13 he maintained he has also confirmed that haryana did not make attempts to coordinate with punjab on the matter and it was only the state police officials that were in touch with each other