PM’s swearing in slotted at 7pm – visits Rajghat, pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and Atal Bihari Vajpai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’ s swearing in ceremony to begin at 7pm in the evening, will take oath exactly after a week as he stormed back to power on 23rd May. PM visited the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in the national capital at 7am in the morning.
He also paid his respects at the memorial of late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Sadaiv Atal Samadhi, the lotus-shaped monument dedicated to Mr Vajpayee – who led India between 1996 and 2004 – was inaugurated last December, a few months after his death on August 16.
He then visited the National War Memorial near India Gate. The monument, spread over 40 acres, is dedicated to soldiers killed in service of the country over the decades.
Top BJP leaders including party chief Amit Shah, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Maneka Gandhi, Smriti Irani and JP Nadda accompanied PM Modi to Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s memorial.
The swearing-in ceremony will begin at 7 pm, with nearly 8,000 guests attending an event that’s reflective of the BJP’s massive win in the elections. It will be attended by leaders of BIMSTEC countries, namely Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal and Bhutan, in line with the government’s “Neighbourhood First” policy.
Apart from world leaders, dignitaries drawn from political and social circles across India — chief ministers, party leaders, industry leaders, diplomats, ambassadors, celebrities and members of the Opposition — will also be present at the event held in the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan. More than 100 non-resident Indians will fly in to witness PM Modi being sworn in.
