Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday arrived at Bhubaneswar’s Biju Patnaik International Airport from Hyderabad in a special Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the newly-formed BJP government in Odisha.
Upon his arrival, the Prime Minister received a rousing reception, with tribal women dancing to the tunes of tribal songs and the beating of drums.
The Prime Minister proceeded directly to Raj Bhavan from the airport, where he will spend some time before leaving for Janata Maidan, the venue of the swearing-in ceremony, in the evening.
BJP sources said that Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Health Minister and BJP National President JP Nadda, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Environment and Forest Minister Bhupendar Yadav and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari will be attending the oath-taking ceremony.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami have also arrived to grace the swearing-in ceremony, the source added.
In view of the presence of a large number of VVIPs, elaborate security arrangements have been made by the Commissionerate of Police for the oath-taking ceremony. A total of 67 platoons of police force have been deployed for security. IG Praveen Kumar has been given responsibility for the security arrangements at Janata Maidan.
Sources said arrangements have been made for about 30,000 people to attend the oath-taking ceremony.
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