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.
India’s cabinet secretary denies lockdown’ extension
NEW DELHI : Cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba on Monday denied that India’s three-week country-wide lock down to coronavirus (covid-19) outbreak will be extended. “There are rumours & media reports, claiming that the Government will extend the #Lockdown21 when it expires.
The Cabinet Secretary has denied these reports, and stated that they are baseless," Press Information Bureau said in a tweet on Monday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared the 21-day lock down to stem the spread of highly contagious virus, before it triggers community transmission.
This comes in the backdrop of India facing a humanitarian crisis with thousands of migrant workers on the roads. The situation is particularly bad in India’s six largest metros -- Delhi, Mumbai,
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