India announced on Friday that leaders of seven countries neighboring India and the Indian Ocean region, including Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, will attend the prime minister’s swearing-in ceremony. appointed Narendra Modi on June 9. Seychelles President Ahmed Afif has already arrived in Delhi.
Apart from Hasina and Afif, the other leaders who will attend the ceremony are Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda”, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth and Prime Minister Minister of Bhutan, Tshering Tobgay, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). ).
“The leaders’ visit to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony for his third consecutive term is in line with the top priority given by India to its ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy and its ‘SAGAR’ vision,” said. India has been cooperating with countries in the Indian Ocean region under the broader policy framework of SAGAR or Security and Growth for All in the Region.
“The swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Council of Ministers following the 2024 General Elections is scheduled to be held on June 9, 2024. On the occasion, leaders of countries neighboring India and the Ocean region Indico have been cordially invited as distinguished guests,” the MEA said.
Besides participating in the oath-taking ceremony, the leaders will attend a banquet hosted by President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan, he said. The oath-taking ceremony is scheduled to take place at 7.15 pm on Sunday at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Shortly after Hasina arrived in Delhi on Saturday, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Bangladesh”. New Delhi’s invitation to Muizzu to attend the oath-taking ceremony assumed significance as it came amid frosty relations between India and Maldives.
Home, finance, defense and foreign affairs likely to remain in BJP hands
Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi will be sworn in amid fractious parliaments involving BJP leaders and their allies over the share of seats of different National Democratic Alliance constituencies in the new government.
Prime Minister appoints Narendra Modi with TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar. Photo/PTI
Senior BJP leaders have been consulting allies, including Telugu Desam Party’s N Chandrababu Naidu, JD(U)’s Nitish Kumar and Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde, to end their stake in government representation.
Parliament will no longer be muzzled: Sonia Gandhi
Congress Parliamentary Party president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday described the Lok Sabha election results as a “political and moral defeat” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said he has lost the moral right to leadership.
Mallikarjun Kharge, with Sonia and Rahul Gandhi. Photo/PTI
Addressing MPs in the Central Hall of Parliament, he said: “Parliament can no longer and should be razed to the ground as has been done for a decade. “The order of the ruling establishment will no longer be allowed to disrupt Parliament and mistreat members.”
Capital on high alert
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take oath today and will be the first three-term Prime Minister since Congress stalwart Jawaharlal Nehru.
Black cats waiting
The city has been declared a no-fly zone for the next few days. Photo/PTI
Dignitaries from around the world are expected to grace the occasion, and three-level security has been set up at Rashtrapati Bhawan, where President Droupadi Murmu will administer oath. Officials part of the security plan said SWAT and NSG commandos of Delhi Police will be deployed around the site and other strategic locations.
no fly zone
The police have declared the national capital a no-fly zone, banning the use of aerial platforms such as drones, paragliders, remotely piloted aircraft and hot air balloons for the next few days. Dignitaries will be assigned designated routes from their hotels to the venue and back, taking into account their safety.
Traffic
Officials said several roads heading towards central Delhi will be closed tomorrow or there could be traffic diversions.
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