Modi not to visit Janakpur during Nepal tour
New Delhi, Nov 23 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will
only travel to Kathmandu when he will leave on Tuesday to
attend the SAARC summit in Nepal, despite his wish to visit
other parts of the country including Janakpur, the revered
Hindu religious site.
"During his last visit to Kathmandu, Prime Minister Modi
had expressed a desire to visit other places in Nepal,
including Janakpur, Lumbini and Muktinath, to highlight, in
particular, the strong civilisational links and unparallelel
people-to-people contacts between our two countries. There has
been widespread interest in Prime Minister's schedule in the
upcoming visit to Nepal for the SAARC summit.
"Due to Prime Minister's unavoidable domestic commitments
and pre-scheduled travels within the country, he will travel
only to Kathmandu to attend the SAARC Summit," External
Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said.
He was responding to a query on Modi's visit and his
itinerary in Nepal.
He also said the Prime Minister deeply values the special
relationship between India and Nepal and will always welcome
every occasion to visit Nepal and interact with the leadership
and the people of Nepal.
"He looks forward to an early opportunity to visit
Janakpur, Lumbini, Muktinath and other places in Nepal," he
further added.
Modi will be leaving India on November 25 to attend the
18th SAARC Summit in Kathmandu on November 26-27.
He was scheduled to visit Janakpur, an ancient city said
to be the birthplace of Sita, situated 250 kms south of
Kathmandu.
He was also keen to visit Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord
Buddha, and another sacred Hindu pilgrimage site, Muktinath,
located in the southern mountainous region.
There were conflicting reports about his visit to
Janakpur after local political groups staged rallies and
counter-rallies in Janakpur in connection with the visit.
The Unified CPN-Maoist and some Madhesi parties even
threatened to establish a parallel organising committee for
the visit.
The controversy started after Nepal's Deputy Prime
Minister and Home Minister Bam Dev Gautam told Parliament that
there was no programme about Modi addressing the people of
Janakpur during his visit there. PTI PYK ZH AKJ
New Delhi, Nov 23 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will
only travel to Kathmandu when he will leave on Tuesday to
attend the SAARC summit in Nepal, despite his wish to visit
other parts of the country including Janakpur, the revered
Hindu religious site.
"During his last visit to Kathmandu, Prime Minister Modi
had expressed a desire to visit other places in Nepal,
including Janakpur, Lumbini and Muktinath, to highlight, in
particular, the strong civilisational links and unparallelel
people-to-people contacts between our two countries. There has
been widespread interest in Prime Minister's schedule in the
upcoming visit to Nepal for the SAARC summit.
"Due to Prime Minister's unavoidable domestic commitments
and pre-scheduled travels within the country, he will travel
only to Kathmandu to attend the SAARC Summit," External
Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said.
He was responding to a query on Modi's visit and his
itinerary in Nepal.
He also said the Prime Minister deeply values the special
relationship between India and Nepal and will always welcome
every occasion to visit Nepal and interact with the leadership
and the people of Nepal.
"He looks forward to an early opportunity to visit
Janakpur, Lumbini, Muktinath and other places in Nepal," he
further added.
Modi will be leaving India on November 25 to attend the
18th SAARC Summit in Kathmandu on November 26-27.
He was scheduled to visit Janakpur, an ancient city said
to be the birthplace of Sita, situated 250 kms south of
Kathmandu.
He was also keen to visit Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord
Buddha, and another sacred Hindu pilgrimage site, Muktinath,
located in the southern mountainous region.
There were conflicting reports about his visit to
Janakpur after local political groups staged rallies and
counter-rallies in Janakpur in connection with the visit.
The Unified CPN-Maoist and some Madhesi parties even
threatened to establish a parallel organising committee for
the visit.
The controversy started after Nepal's Deputy Prime
Minister and Home Minister Bam Dev Gautam told Parliament that
there was no programme about Modi addressing the people of
Janakpur during his visit there. PTI PYK ZH AKJ
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