Maldives Prez, Shaikh Hasina to attend PM Modi's swearing-in ceremony

India on Friday announced that leaders of seven countries from Indiarsquos neighbourhood and the Indian Ocean region including Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will attend the swearingin ceremony of Prime Ministerdesignate Narendra Modi on June 9 Hasina and VicePresident of Seychelles Ahmed Afif have already arrived in DelhiBesides Hasina and Afif the other leaders attending the ceremony are Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ldquoPrachandardquo Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth and Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay according to the Ministry of External Affairs MEAldquoThe visit of the leaders to attend the swearingin ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his third consecutive term is in keeping with the highest priority accorded by India to its lsquoNeighbourhood Firstrsquo policy and lsquoSAGARrsquo visionrdquo it said India has been cooperating with the countries of the Indian Ocean region under the broader policy framework of SAGAR or Security and Growth for all in the RegionldquoThe swearingin ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Council of Ministers following the General Elections 2024 is scheduled on June 9 2024 On the occasion leaders from Indiarsquos neighbourhood and Indian Ocean region have been cordially invited as distinguished guestsrdquo the MEA saidIn addition to participating in the swearingin ceremony the leaders will attend a banquet hosted by President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan it said The swearingin ceremony is slated to take place at 715 pm on Sunday at Rashtrapati Bhavan Shortly after Hasina arrived in Delhi on Saturday External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on X ldquoThis visit of one of our most valued partners will further strengthen IndiaBangladesh close and deeprooted bonds of friendshiprdquo The invitation by New Delhi to Muizzu to attend the swearingin ceremony assumed significance as it came amid frosty ties between India and the MaldivesHome finance defence and external affairs likely to remain with BJPPM designate Narendra Modi is set to take oath amid hectic parleys involving BJP leadership and allies over the share of berths of different constituents of the National Democratic Alliance in the new governmentPM designate Narendra Modi with TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu and JDU leader Nitish Kumar PICPTISenior BJP leaders have been consulting the allies including Telugu Desam Partyrsquos N Chandrababu Naidu JDUrsquos Nitish Kumar and Shiv Senarsquos Eknath Shinde to finalise their share of representation in the governmentParliament will no longer be muzzled Sonia GandhiCongress Parliamentary Party president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday described the Lok Sabha election results as ldquopolitical and moral defeatrdquo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said he has lost the moral right to leadershipMallikarjun Kharge with Sonia and Rahul Gandhi PICPTIAddressing MPs in the Central Hall of Parliament she said ldquoNo longer can one and should bulldoze Parliament like it has been for a decade now No longer will the writ of the ruling establishment be permitted to disrupt Parliament and mistreat membersrdquoCapital put on high alertPrime Minister Narendra Modi will take oath today and will be the first threeterm Prime Minister since Congress stalwart Jawaharlal NehruBlack cats on standbyThe city has been declared a nofly zone for the next few days PICPTIWith dignitaries from all over the world expected to grace the occasion a threelayered security has been put in place at Rashtrapati Bhawan where he will be administered oath of office by President Droupadi Murmu Officials who are a part of the security plan said that commandos from Delhi Policersquos SWAT and NSG will be deployed around the venue and other strategic locationsNofly zonePolice have declared the national capital a nofly zone banning the use of aerial platforms like drones para gliders remotely piloted aircraft and hot air balloons for the next couple of days The dignitaries will be given designated routes from their hotels to the venue and back keeping their safety in mindTrafficOfficials said several roads heading towards the central Delhi will be shut tomorrow or there may be traffic diversionsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever