Prime Minister Narendra Modi's whirlwind tour of Bandipur and Mudumalai tiger reserves may have seen him meet the lead couple from The Elephant Whisperers. But tigers stayed off the radar. Everyone's blaming someone else. The SPG, which protects the PM, is not known for its subtlety. It is now blaming forest department drivers for the debacle.
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As the country is celebrating the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the government of India, considering PM Narendra Modi's vision to shed colonial baggage has decided to reconsider various colonial laws.
Had PM Modi not taken the three farm laws back, the ruling party in the Centre would have faced irreparable damage in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. It is a shrewd political decision.
While addressing the people at the inauguration of the Kollam bypass in January 2019, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, mentioned that the culture of wasting public money should end. However, the reality is different. A huge amount of public money is being utilised in paying income tax of cabinet ministers that accrue on their income.
When Indian Administrative Service officers are made to become pliable putty at the hands of politicians, the chaos is palpable. The former chief secretary is only a pawn in the big battle between Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.