Kerala Chief Minister-elect VD Satheesan has directed the State Police Chief to scale back his security even before taking the oath. He asked that public travel not be disrupted or roads blocked during his movement and that restrictions near the official residence be ended. Satheesan also requested a sharply smaller convoy, limited to a single pilot vehicle. The move echoes Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent call for a restrained approach, citing pressure to cut fuel consumption.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly cut his domestic travel convoy to just two vehicles, a step also followed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The move is being linked to an austerity push focused on fuel conservation and sustainable practices, echoing Modi’s calls to reduce fuel and even gold usage. Ministries are now considering similar fuel saving measures.
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After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hyderabad appeal urging citizens to reduce fuel dependence and adopt sustainable practices, multiple BJP-led states moved quickly. Uttar Pradesh’s Yogi Adityanath, Delhi’s Rekha Gupta, Madhya Pradesh’s Mohan Yadav and other CMs announced steps to cut convoy sizes and curb fuel use, with implementation reportedly beginning almost immediately after the speech.
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