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State three points of difference between the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers.

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Three points of difference between the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers are as follows:

Cabinet Ministers	Council of Ministers
The 'Cabinet' is a smaller group consisting of senior Ministers holding important portfolios such as Defence, Finance, Home, etc.	The Council of Ministers consists of all categories of Ministers — Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers.
They are the most trusted colleagues of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister always consults them. The decisions of the Cabinet are binding on all the ministers.	The Prime Minister may or may not consult the other Ministers, below the rank of Cabinet Ministers.
The Cabinet is a small cohesive group of senior Ministers who determine the policy and programme of the Government; so they meet as frequently as possible.	In the day-to-day working of the government, the Council of Ministers as a whole rarely meets.

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Read the conversation given below and answer the following questions:
Priscila: The Prime Minister is like a king, he decides everything in our country.
Kiran: Lord Morely described the Prime Minister as ‘primus inter pares’ (first among equals) and ‘keystone of the cabinet arch’. He is the chief executive of the nation and works as head of the Union Government.
Balvinder: The Prime Minister has to consider the expectations of the party members and other support of the government. But after all, the Prime Minister has a greater say in policy-making and in choosing the ministers.
Source(Edited): https://dspmuranchi.ac.in/pdf/Blog/pm.pdf
In light of the above conversation, answer the following.
Do you agree with Priscila's or Kiran's statement? Justify your answer with reference to the position of the Prime minister in our country.
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