Narendra Modi oath-taking: Three-tier security, 9,000+ guests and other details about the June 9 event
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Council of Ministers will be sworn in by President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday at 7.15 pm following the ruling National Democratic Alliance’s victory in a keenly contested Lok Sabha elections. Modi, 73, will be equalling the feat of first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, who won in 1952, 1957 and 1962 general elections.
Modi is all set to take charge as the prime minister for a historic third consecutive term with the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) winning 293 seats in the Lok Sabha polls.
Necessary arrangements have been made for the guests, including designated enclosures for the council of ministers to be sworn in and the VVIPs, the officials said on Saturday. The Rashtrapati Bhavan shared visuals of the preparations for the grand ceremony in the forecourt with chairs, red carpet and other paraphernalia being set up
VIP guest list
An official statement said Sri Lanka’s president Ranil Wickremesinghe, Maldives’ Mohamed Muizzu, Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina, Bhutan’s Tshering Tobgay, Nepal’s Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, and Mauritius’ Pravind Kumar Jugnauth have accepted the invitation to attend the event
No-Fly Zone
Delhi Police has imposed prohibitory orders and declared the national capital no-flying zone as Narendra Modi will take oath as the prime minister for third term on June 9, according to an order issued by the Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora on Friday.
The prohibitory orders will remain imposed for two days, June 9 and 10, it said.
Religious leaders from all faiths also invited
According to News18, atleast50 religious leaders from all faiths have also been invited besides Padma awardees and Mann Ki Baat participants.
Traffic Advisory
Traffic restrictions and diversions will be in place on several roads, including those around the Rashtrapati Bhavan, in view of the prime minister’s swearing-in ceremony on Sunday, according to a Delhi Police advisory.
To ensure smooth traffic management in the vicinity of the Rashtrapati Bhawan, Sansad Marg (between the Transport Bhawan and the T-point on Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Marg), North Avenue Road, South Avenue Road, Kushak Road, Rajaji Marg, Krishna Menon Marg, Talkatora Road and Pt. Pant Marg will be closed from 2 pm to 11 pm, and only pedestrian movement will be allowed, the advisory said