Where will PM Modi sit? Officials ponder arrangement at Maharashtra swearing-in function

October 26, 2014 12:20

Officials of the protocol department in Mantralaya are in a quandary over seating arrangement for Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he attends the swearing-in of the BJP government here later this week. "It is not common for the PM to attend swearing-in ceremony of state government and protocol department is trying to figure a way out regarding seating arrangement for him," a senior BJP leader said. "We suggested them that they should watch where PM sits during the swearing-in ceremony of Haryana government and accordingly make seating arrangements here," he said.

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