Sumptuous snacks await Narendra Modi's guest on Monday
IndiaToday.in New Delhi, May 25, 2014
The menu that will be served after Modi's oath-taking ceremony on the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan has largely been kept vegetarian.
The menu that will be served after Modi's oath-taking ceremony on the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan has largely been kept vegetarian.
It will include dhokla, rasgulla, rajbhog, kachauri, imarti, mattar ki khasta potli, patties, sandwiches, cookies, khandvi, cutlets, vegetarian hariali kababs, cold drinks, tea and coffee.
Keeping in mind the varying tastes of foreign invitees, some non-vegetarian snacks might also be included in the list.
Following the footsteps of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Modi had expressed his desire to be sworn at the forecourt so that a large number of visitors can be accommodated. Even Chandrashekar had taken his oath as the prime minister on the same court.
Modi, who led BJP to an astounding victory in the Lok Sabha polls, will be sworn in as India's 15th Prime Minister on Monday at a grand function to be attended by foreign dignitaries including SAARC leaders.
Nearly 3,000 guests, including such top leaders from SAARC countries as Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, are due to attent the event.
President Pranab Mukherjee will administer the oath of office and secrecy to the 63-year-old Modi and his Council of Ministers in the presence of a host of leaders, including outgoing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party vice presidentRahul Gandhi, besides leaders of other parties and chief ministers of a number of states.
Modi's mother Hiraba is also expected to attend the ceremony.
Besides Sharif and Rajapaksa, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala and Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom will be among the foreign dignitaries attending the ceremony.
Bangladesh will be represented by Speaker Shirin Chaudhury as Premier Sheikh Hasina would be travelling to Japan at the time of the swearing-in ceremony.
This is the first time that the heads of states of SAARC nations have been invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the Indian Prime Minister.
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