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Prime Minister Modi swearing-in ceremony: LIVE updates

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New Delhi: A multi-layered security arrangement will be in place in the city on Thursday, with deployment of around 10,000 security personnel from Delhi Police and paramilitary forces on account of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony which will attended by foreign dignitaries and chief ministers and governors of several states among others.

Quick Response Teams will be deployed at several crucial spots. Snipers will also be deployed atop several important buildings as Modi will visit Rajghat, Sadaiv Atal Samadhi and National War Memorial on Thursday to pay homage, a senior police official said.

Attendees have started pouring in for the ceremony.

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7:07 PM: Amit Shah takes oath as Union Minister

7:05 PM Narendra Modi takes oath as the Prime Minister of India for a second term.

 

 

 

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1:25 PM

Nitin Gadkari to meet PM Narendra Modi at 4:30 PM today at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg

 

1:00 PM

DV Sadananda Gowda, BJP:

“Received a call from Amit Shah. He said that I should be there at the home office of PM at 5 o’clock and swearing-in ceremony at 7 o’clock”, DV Sadananda Gowda told ANI.

“At 5 o’clock PM will have tea with cabinet and other ministerial colleagues and then we’ll go to Rashtrapati Bhavan to take oath”, he added.

 

12:19 PM

Sources: The Ministers who will take oath this evening will meet PM Narendra Modi at 4:30 PM today at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg.

 

11:37 AM

Raveen Thukral, Media Adviser to Punjab CM: CM Amarinder Singh to not attend PM Narendra Modi’s oath ceremony today.

 

11:30 AM

President of Myanmar, U Win Myint, arrives in Delhi. He will attend PM Narendra Modi’s oath ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan later today.

 

11:15 AM

President of Sri Lanka, Maithripala Sirisena, arrives in Delhi. He will attend PM Narendra Modi’s oath ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan later today.

 

 

10:50 AM

Delhi Traffic Police alerts residents on the streets that will be closed for the day.

 

10:30 AM

BJP actor turned politician Paresh Rawal sends his best wishes to PM Modi on oath ceremony

“Today is a very auspicious and a glorious day as our beloved PM Shri Narendra Modi ji is taking oath for the second term . This makes it the biggest happiest n most blessed gift on my Birthday today”, he wrote on Twitter.

 

9:45 AM

Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena:

“From Shiv Sena one leader will take oath as a minister. Uddhav ji has given Arvind Sawant’s name, he will take oath as a minister”, he told ANI.

“It is decided that there will be one minister from each ally”, he added.

 

9:30 AM

Navneet Kaur Rana, Member of Parliament from Amravati, Maharashtra: I am excited to take part in PM Modi’s oath ceremony. A number of youngsters have been elected this time, they will bring with them a new vision.

 

9:00 AM


8:40 AM

PM Modi pays tribute at the National War Memorial in Delhi

“India is proud of all those brave men and women martyred in the line of duty. Paid tributes to our brave soldiers at the Rashtriya Samar Smarak. Our Government will leave no stone unturned to safeguard India’s unity and integrity. National security is our priority”, he wrote on Twitter.

Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat, Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba and Vice Chief of Air Force Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria also present.

 

8:15 AM

Watch: PM Modi pays tribute to the late Mahatma Gandhi

 

7:50 AM

PM Modi pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi

“Paid tributes to respected Bapu at Rajghat. This year, we mark the 150th Jayanti of Bapu. May this special occasion further popularise Bapu’s noble ideals and continue inspiring us to empower the lives of the poor, downtrodden and marginalised”, he wrote on Twitter.

 

7:30 AM

Modi pays tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Narendra Modi has paid tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee here ahead of his swearing-in ceremony as the Prime Minister.

“We remember beloved Atal Ji every single moment. He would have been very happy to see BJP get such a great opportunity to serve people. Motivated by Atal Ji’s life and work, we will strive to enhance good governance and transform lives”, he wrote on Twitter.

BJP President Amit Shah & other party leaders including JP Nadda, Piyush Goyal, Giriraj Singh attend.

6:45 AM

Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius, arrives at IGI airport; received by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale. He will attend the swearing-in-ceremony of Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister later today.

Picture: New Delhi, ANI.

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