Modi in Gujarat Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his home state Gujarat on March 8 on the occasion of Holi and will meet his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese here. This will be the first meeting between the two leaders after Albanese took over as Prime Minister of Australia in May last year. PM Modi and PM Albanese of Australia will also watch the India-Australia Test match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
This will be the last Test match of the 4-match series being played between the two countries. India is leading 2-1 in the series.
This is the program of PM Modi’s Gujarat tour
- PM Modi will reach Gujarat at 8 pm on March 8 and will rest at the Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar.
- He will leave for Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on March 9 at 8 am.
- The Prime Minister will watch the 4th India-Australia Test match along with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
- He will leave for Gandhinagar at 10 am and will be at Raj Bhavan till 2 pm
- PM Modi will leave for Delhi after 2 pm.
Earlier ahead of his four-day visit to India, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, ‘This will be my first visit to India as Prime Minister and I look forward to building on the strong bond between Australia and India. Our relationship with India is strong but it can be stronger.”
“This builds on our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, which underlines our joint commitment to work together to advance our defence, economic and technological interests,” he was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
The Australian Prime Minister will be accompanied by Minister for Trade and Tourism Senator Don Farrell and Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Madeleine King, senior officials and a high-level business delegation.
“At the invitation of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of Australia, His Excellency Mr Anthony Albanese, will pay a State Visit to India from 08-11 March 2023,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement. ,
“This will be Prime Minister Albanese’s first visit to India in his current role. Prime Minister Albanese will arrive in Ahmedabad on 08 March 2023, the day of Holi. He will also visit Mumbai on 09 March 2023, before arriving in Delhi later that day,” the ministry said. .
