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.
Leveraging lockdown for mindset reset: Modi nudges his way to have people comply
NEW DELHI: From penalising spitting in public spaces to banning sale of gutkas and encouraging use of staircase for climbing, India’s 40 days lockdown to prevent the pandemic has paved the way for the nation’s mindset reset.
From switching off lights and lighting candles, diyas, torches, and mobile flashlights; to clap, blow conch or ring bells, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dipped into the public goodwill that had brought him back to power in 2019 with a greater majority than before to urge Indians to do so.
While allowing select public activities across states from 20 April, the national directives for covid-19 management stated “spitting in public spaces shall be punishable with fine" along with “strict ban on sale of liquor, gutka,
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