New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s approval ratings have fallen to a new low, two surveys showed, as the country struggles to contain a devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Modi, who swept to power in 2014 and was re-elected in 2019 with the biggest majority of any Indian politician in three decades, has long fostered the image of a powerful nationalist leader.
According to U.S. data intelligence company Morning Consult’s tracker of a dozen global leaders. Modi’s overall ratings this week stand at 63%, his lowest since the U.S. firm began tracking his popularity in August 2019. The big decline happened in April when his net approval dropped 22 points.
The result of Morning Consult’s survey came at a time when the number of sudden death cases in the villages has increased. Hundreds of corpses are found floating in the Ganges. There are reports of thousands of dead bodies buried in the sand along the Ganges. There have been reports of fever in large number of villages.
In the villages, people do not have the facility of corona examination or the people are not getting tested. There is also no facility like doctor and ambulance. In most cases, coronas are being reported when patients are taken in cities and tested for serious conditions. Many patients are dying as soon as they reach the hospital in the cities.
