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    Mauritius PM to attend Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

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    Modi will inaugurate the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) on January 22, with Pravind Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius, being the chief guest in the inaugural ceremony.

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    The BJP-led NDA government’s last official engagement with the overseas Indian and Indian-origin people before the next parliamentary elections will be held on the bank of Ganga in Varanasi from January 21 to 23, 2019.
    Prime Minister of Mauritius, the first Hindu member of the American Congress and two Indian-origin politicians from Norway and New Zealand will be guests of honour at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in January 2019 being organised in PM Narendra Modi’s constituency Varanasi.

    The BJP-led NDA government’s last official engagement with the overseas Indian and Indian-origin people before the next parliamentary elections will be held on the bank of Ganga in Varanasi from January 21 to 23, 2019.

    The delegates from across the world for the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will not only experience being on the bank of the holy river and in the holy city. They will also be taken to neighbouring Allahabad, where thousands of devotees and ascetics from across the country will assemble for the “Ardh Kumbh” from January 15 to March 4. They will take holy dips at the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical river Saraswati before returning to New Delhi by a special train on January 25. They will also take part in Republic Day ceremony in New Delhi on January 26, persons familiar with the matter told ET.

    Modi will inaugurate the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) on January 22, with Pravind Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius, being the chief guest in the inaugural ceremony.
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    Himansu Gulati, an Indian-origin leader of right-wing Progress Party of Norway, has been invited as a Special Guest at the “Youth PBD” – a congregation of the youths of the diaspora, which will be held on January 21.

    The Progress Party is the third largest political party of Norway and is now a constituent of the centre-right coalition. Its leader Siv Jensen is the finance minister in Norwegian Prime Minister Ema Solberg’s cabinet. It argues for a restrictive policy on allowing immigrants in Norway.

    Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, an Indianorigin member of New Zealand Parliament, is also likely to attend the PBD as a guest of honour. Bakshi is a member of centre-right National Party, which is now the official opposition party in New Zealand.

    Tulsi Gabbard, a member of US House of Representative, will also be a guest of honour in the Youth PBD. She is the first Hindu member of the US Congress and had taken oath of office on Hindu holy book Bhagwad Gita in 2013.

    The BJP Government had extensive engagement with the diaspora during the past four years, Prime Minister, himself, met and addressed Indian and Indian-origin people living overseas during most of his visits abroad.


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