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.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today that Delhi will fully implement lockdown measures announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to contain the COVID-19 spread.
In a televised address to the nation this morning, the Prime Minister announced that the current lockdown will be extended till 3 May. "Delhi will fully implement PM's lockdown measures," Kejriwal tweeted.
Delhi will fully implement PM’s lockdown measures Modi said the nationwide lockdown will be strictly implemented to ensure that the coronavirus does not spread to new areas.
The 21-day lockdown, which was announced by the Prime Minister last month, was slated to end today. Meanwhile, number of coronavirus cases in the national capital rose to 1,510 on Monday with four more