At the Padma Awards ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi, a heartwarming exchange between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bidri craft artist, Shah Rasheed Ahmed Quadri, became one of the highlights of the event. Upon receiving the Padma Shri award, Quadri told PM Modi that he believed he wouldn’t receive the award under the BJP government’s rule. However, he expressed his gratitude to the Prime Minister and said that he proved him wrong. The Prime Minister reciprocated with a namaste and a smile. The ceremony also saw the awarding of Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri to several individuals in various disciplines and activities such as art, public affairs, science and engineering, and sports, among others.
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PM Modi Targets Opposition Parties for their Gathering on One Stage despite Allegations of Corruption
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accused the opposition parties of coming together on a “corrupt” stage after 14 parties’ move to go to the Supreme Court over the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from parliament alleging misuse of central agencies. Mr Gandhi’s two-year jail term from a Gujarat court in a criminal defamation case over Prime Minister Modi’s surname and his subsequent disqualification last week have drawn unprecedented support from the opposition. Such action against corruption and economic offenders is being taken for the first time in seven decades, said Narendra Modi. The said parties have frequently complained about Central investigative agencies’ action against their leaders.
“Rahul Gandhi Stands Firm on Disqualification, Refuses to Apologize: “I am not Savarkar”.”
In a recent speech, Rahul Gandhi, leader of the Indian National Congress, accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of disqualifying him from parliament because he was scared of his upcoming speech. Gandhi said he had seen fear in Modi’s eyes and that he was determined to fight for the truth and defend the democratic nature of India, even if it meant being jailed for life. He also used a Veer Savarkar reference to justify his refusal to apologize for his remarks in London and during a recent defamation trial in which he was convicted. The BJP accused Gandhi of seeking the intervention of international forces in India’s domestic affairs, but he denied the charges and said he had only asked the Speaker to let him respond to the allegations on the floor of the House. The Opposition camps have criticized Gandhi’s disqualification from parliament and the court’s decision to sentence him to two years in jail in a criminal defamation case prosecuted by a BJP member.
The Vial-India’s Vaccine Story: Economic crisis was anticipated due to the lockdown, yet why chose the same path? PM Modi told the reason for this
New Delhi: It was not that easy for India to win the war against the Corona virus. In order to win the war against this dangerous epidemic that shook the whole world, the Modi government had to take a tough decision like lockdown, bypassing the risk of economic crisis. However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself had an idea of this. But even then, adopting the basic mantra of ‘Jaan Hai to Jahan Hai’, PM Modi took a tough decision and decided to impose a lockdown. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has discussed in detail the Corona period and the lockdown issue in History TV18’s documentary ‘The Vial-India’s Vaccine Story’. In this conversation, PM Modi said that he had an idea of the economic crisis arising out of the Corona lockdown, but he had decided to impose a lockdown, giving priority to the lives of the people.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, ‘Global pandemic… This word itself is very scary. It shakes the good ones. The horrors of the situation in many countries of the world, dead bodies are lying… hospitals are full, all these things were visible in the world. It is true that it did not have much influence in India at that time, but today the world has become very small, it is interconnected. It is interrelated, it is interdependent. Movement is happening very fast. It is happening somewhere, so it will not happen here, it would not be appropriate to be foolish to think so, this was the first thought in my mind.
PM Modi remembered the days of Corona lockdown.
He further said, ‘There is only one way to avoid the pandemic, save yourself. If there’s life, then there’s the world. I used this sentiment to educate people. The people of the country followed the Janata curfew. I knew that financial problems would come. It was known that people will face trouble after such a big crisis on the supply chain. Such a big lockdown in such a big country, for so many days, this is also a wonder in the world. No country in the world has been able to take its citizens in that direction.
PM Modi was aware of the economic risk arising out of the lockdown.
Recalling the Corona period, PM Modi said that it seemed that India would never be able to tackle the war against Corona, let alone win it. When the Covid-19 pandemic struck the world, many predicted that a country as large and diverse as India would be badly hit by the virus that had brought many developed and wealthy countries to their knees.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : March 24, 2023, 21:19 IST