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.
Even as official announcement is awaited, Kejriwal welcomes lockdown extension
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 24 March had announced a three week lockdown across the country to control the spread of covid-19 Even as an official announcement is yet to take place, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday welcomed the decision to extend the lockdown.
This comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met chief ministers to take a call on extending the period of lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus. “PM has taken correct decision to extend lockdown.
Today, India’s position is better than many developed countries because we started lockdown early. If it is stopped now, all gains would be lost.
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