PM Modi, Many VVIPs Reach Bhubaneswar For Oath-Taking Of First BJP Govt In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday to attend the oath-taking ceremony of new Odisha Chief Minister and other Ministers.

Soon after arriving at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) by a special Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft, the Prime Minister proceeded to Raj Bhavan. He is scheduled to attend the oath-taking ceremony of CM-designate Mohan Majhi at Janata Maidan in the evening.

Keeping his commitment to the people of Odisha, the Prime Minister will be attending the swearing-in ceremony of the first BJP government in the state.

Apart from PM Modi, several Union Ministers and Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states also reached the state capital to attend the oath-taking ceremony.

Sources said Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari have already reached Bhubaneswar for the grand event.

Similarly, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath and Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai have also reached the capital city to attend the event.

Outgoing Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has also reportedly consented to be present at the swearing-in ceremony.

Mohan Charan Majhi, the four-time Keonjhar MLA, who shares his Santhal roots with India’s first Adivasi President Droupadi Murmu, is seen as a strategic pick by BJP months ahead of the assembly elections in predominantly tribal Jharkhand.

The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled to take place at 5 pm in the presence of a host of VVIPs and a large gathering.

While entire stretch from Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) till Janata Maidan has been declared a no-flying zone, 3,500 police officers, including 78 platoons of police forces, have been deployed for smooth conduct of the event at Janata Maidan.