Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and
his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu embarked on a
eight-km long roadshow from the airport to Sabarmati Ashram
here today.
After arriving in Modi's home state, the two leaders
along with the Israeli prime minister's wife Sara Netanyahu
set out in a car from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport
here.
The roadshow will end at the Sabarmati Ashram after
covering a distance of 8 kms.
Around 50 stages have been erected on the roadside along
the stretch to showcase performances by troupes of different
states to welcome the guests, Ahmedabad Municipal
Corporation's standing committee chairman Pravin Patel earlier
said.
The city, especially the stretch from the airport to the
Sabarmati Ashram, has been decked up to welcome Netanyahu and
his wife.
The Israeli PM is the third international leader whom
Modi is hosting in his home state of Gujarat.
Modi and Japanese premier Shinzo Abe had held a joint
roadshow during the latter's visit here in September last
year. The Indian premier had shown Abe and his wife around at
the Sabarmati Ashram, where Mahatma Gandhi had stayed for a
long time.
They had also spent some time at the Sabarmati
Riverfront, developed during Modi's tenure as Gujarat chief
minister.
Modi had also accompanied Chinese President Xi Jinping
and his spouse to the riverfront during the latter's India
visit in 2014.
PTI
