Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Covid-19: Markaz Nizamuddin says curfew, lockdown held up visitors
NEW DELHI: The international headquarters of Tabilghi Jamaat, Markaz Nizammuddin, on Tuesday refuted allegations that its negligence caused a spread of infection in various parts of India, and said its programme was planned a year ago and discontinued the moment Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the ‘Janta Curfew’ on 19 March. “When Hon’ble Prime Minister announced the ‘Janta Curfew’ for 22 March, the ongoing program in Markaz Nizamuddin was discontinued immediately.
However, due to sudden cancellation of rail services across the country on 21st March 2020, a large group of visitors who had to depart by way of railways got stuck in the Markaz premises," Markaz Nizamuddin said in a statement.
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