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.
Vice President talks of importance of lives, adds to buzz of lockdown extension
NEW DELHI: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday spoke of the importance of lives over livelihood amid talks of an extension of the 21-day covid-19 lockdown, which is scheduled to end on 14 April. "Between the considerations of the health of the people and stabilization of our economy being debated, the former shall take precedence over the latter.
In my view, while the concerns of economy can wait for another day, that of health can’t," Naidu said on Tuesday. While the Centre has so far maintained a studied silence over the extending the lockdown, states have begun to deliberate on the possibility of stretching it beyond 14 April.
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