Preparations are underway in the historical and ancient city of Janakpur in Nepal to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi later this month. The felicitation ceremony in the honour of PM Modi, will be held at Janakpurdham, after he performs puja in the temple.
“From the Province No. 2 government, honourable Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit is almost fixed for May 11. We are making the preparations to make it grand and with utmost fervour. We have got into it with all our efforts and force,” Province 2 State Chief Lal Babu Raut told ANI.
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Modi’s welcome at the Barhabigha ground is expected to draw about one hundred thousand people.
The local authorities are planning to set up welcome gates, along with a Kalash (a metal pot with a large base and small mouth, large enough to hold a coconut) and flowers to decorate the road and other places. Along with these, the government is expecting Prime Minister Modi to address the people present in the ground during the felicitation ceremony.
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“This Barhabigha will host his (Prime Minister Modi’s) public felicitation ceremony. During the programme, there is a possibility of address by the Indian Prime Minister ,” Jitendra Sonal, Minister of Infrastructure and development from Province 2 told ANI.
Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri recently went to visit Janakpur to hold talks with the provincial government and priests at the Janaki Temple