Bhubaneswar: Elaborate arrangements have been made for President Droupadi Murmu’s scheduled visit to her home district Mayurbhanj in Odisha from Thursday. The President is visiting Mayurbhanj for the first time after assuming the high office. During her three-day stay in the state, Murmu is slated to attend a number of programmes, including the convocation of Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University at Baripada and a visit to Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR). While tight security arrangements have been made for Murmu’s visit, around 50 platoons of police force are being deployed at different locations. Steps were also taken to conduct a rehearsal of her motorcade which is likely to include at least 30 vehicles. A three-layer security network will be in place, said a senior official. As per schedule, after arriving at Kalaikunda Airport in West Bengal by a special plane of the Indian Air Force, the President will board a helicopter to Odisha and land at Badampahar helipad in Mayurbhanj district at around 10.15 a.m. on Thursday. Murmu will first visit her in-laws’ village Pahadpur, where she will lay a wreath at the
statue of her husband late Shyam Charan Murmu and lay the foundation stones of a community centre at SLS Trust School to be built by NABARD and a skill development centre.
She is likely to spend some time with the school students and villagers at the village. The president will also visit Brahma Kumaris Centre, Hatbadra, Satapautia, where she will launch the Addiction-Free Odisha campaign. She is scheduled to attend some other programmes, including inauguration of a 100-ft tall flag mast hoisting the national flag near Badabandha, officials said. Minister Modi held a mega roadshow in Kalaburagi. During the roadshow, people queued up on both sides of the road through which Prime Minister Modi’s cavalcade passed and cheered him on. They also showered petals on him. Riding on the top of a truck, PM Modi was seen waving at people lining both sides of the street. Before embarking on the roadshow, PM Modi approached a bunch of children after spotting them cheering for him and fell into an adorable conversation with them. Prime Minister Modi asked them if they study or not. He also asked the children what they want to be when they grow up. One of the children replied that he wanted to be a doctor while another said he wanted to become a police officer.
PM Modi then asked, “Do not you want to become the PM?” To that question, one of the children said, “I want to become like you.”In the past as well, PM Modi was seen interacting with children on several occasions. Giving a major boost to the BJP’s election campaign in Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held massive roadshows and public meetings in the poll-bound state over the past few days. PM Modi held mega roadshows in Mysuru and Bengaluru last month. The BJP has pulled out all its top guns and heavyweights in Karnataka in bid to retain the only southern state it rules. Apart from Prime Minister Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president JP Nadda have also been making frequent campaign visits to the state and taking out massive rallies in the state ahead of the May 10 polls. The saffron party, which is seeking a second term in the state, has exuded confidence about returning to power with a full majority. The counting of votes for the Karnataka Assembly will take place on May 13.
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