Why wait till the Ides?

"As the Opposition stepped up its attack on his government and the Election Commission ahead of the INDIA bloc rally in New Delhi Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit back Friday, saying 'some people' were out to 'create chaos across the country, so that Modi can be defamed'." TIE. Not really. Being a prime minister of a country is not just dressing up in new clothes and new headgear everyday (google. com), with luxurious tours around India and  junkets in foreign countries (pmindia.gov.in). This opulent lifestyle, for more than 4,400 days, celebrated by unctuous sycophants with pujas and aartis (NDTV), carries with it, what is known as, responsibility. Being held responsible for the deteriorating economic, social and criminal condition of the nation despite unchallenged, absolute power for over 12 years,   defended with brutal ferocity by a compliant police (BBC) and investigative agencies (The Wire), is most definitely not defamation. "Addressing a gathering in Gujarat's Banaskantha, PM Modi said some people appeared to take pleasure when the country faced a crisis and attempted to create an atmosphere of uncertainty," even as, "India was dealing with the impact of the Iran war through collective efforts." India Today. Perhaps, in rising panic, "PM Modi on Saturday accused the Opposition of abandoning its constitutional role and becoming an 'obstructionist force' against development." He also said that "'creating divisions could not be justified as democratic dissent." TNIE. What was constitutional when 92 members of parliament (MPs) were suspended by BJP Lok Sabha Speaker and Rajya Sabha Chairman in 2023, so that laws could be passed unopposed? NDTV. Was it to unify the country that Mr Modi and the BJP have been vilifying 'ghuspaithiya' (infiltrators), meaning Bangladeshis? "In the Lok Sabha election last year (2024), Modi had said that the Congress, which believes that Muslims have the first right on the country's assets, will give away non-Muslims' wealth and property to 'infiltrators' if they come to power." The Print. Must by unifying like superglue. If there is a "crisis", the government is more responsible than distant wars in the Middle East and Ukraine. Just as the government was responsible when hundreds died of Covid in Mr Modi's own constituency Varanasi because the world's most stringent lockdown was enforced suddenly with just four hours notice on 24 March 2020 when there were only 519 cases (BBC),   forcing millions of migrant workers in Mumbai and Delhi to walk hundreds of kilometers, some with little children, back to their villages (TOI). People of Varanasi got infected because of council elections in Uttar Pradesh on 18 April - "held against advice from experts. Reports say more than 700 teachers on poll duty died in the state and the elections helped spread the virus." BBC. A Special Court in Delhi allowed seven foreign nationals accused of terrorism-related offences were allowed to travel home for a month. "The accused, an American national, Matthew Aaron VanDyke and six Ukrainian citizens were arrested in March 2026. The allegations included drone assembly, electronic warfare training and support to ethnic armed organisations along the Indo-Myanmar border." Scroll. Indian citizens arrested under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) are held in prison for years without trial or providing any evidence to support the allegations. UAB. Crawling to the US while brutally suppressing citizens. The most terrifying is Mr Modi's asserting that "he would continue serving people until his last breath. TOI. That is what Julius Caesar wanted (wikipedia). Until the 'Ides of March'. Britannica.