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Modi credits citizen-first governance for handling Covid, global crises
Modi credits citizen-first governance for handling Covid, global crises
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India’s citizen-first approach and planning helped it deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, wars in Ukraine and West Asia, and domestic security challenges. Speaking from the Red Fort…
The Story in Brief
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India’s citizen-first approach and planning helped it deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, wars in Ukraine and West Asia, and domestic security challenges. Speaking from the Red Fort on India’s 80th Independence Day, he accused unnamed people of spreading rumours about shortages of vaccines, fuel and fertiliser during the pandemic.
Modi said piped gas coverage had expanded from 70 cities to 700 in 12 years, reaching 1.75 crore households. He also said more than 3,500 security personnel had died fighting Naxalism, urged parties to secure 33% representation for women in Parliament and state assemblies, and expressed solidarity with families affected by floods and landslides.
The Indian Opinion
The speech’s triumphalist version of crisis management deserves scrutiny, but so does the claim that every warning during Covid was mere rumour. Outcomes matter more than rhetoric: access to vaccines, fuel and fertiliser, the quality of relief after disasters, and the pace of women’s representation can be checked. The government’s own figures on piped gas expansion are useful, yet household connections should also be judged by affordability and regular supply. Will the promised 33% representation become visible in the next electoral cycle?
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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