24 Feb 2020 By Sangeeta Ojha, J. Jagannath
- After visiting Taj Mahal and addressing a huge gathering in Ahmedabad, Trump reached New Delhi on Monday evening
- Trump will be accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday morning. Trump will also pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat
US President Donald Trump arrived in Ahmedabad today for the first leg of his maiden India trip. Trump was accompanied by the US First Lady Melania Trump, daughter Ivanka, son-in-law Jared Kushner and top brass of his administration. After landing in Ahmedabad, Trump visited Mahatma Gandhi’s Sabarmati Ashram. During the visit, Trump and Melania also tried their hands on the charkha. Before leaving, Trump wrote a message in the visitors’ book of the Ashram.”To my great friend Prime Minister Modi – Thank you for this wonderful visit,” wrote Trump and signed the message. It was also signed by Melania. After the roadshow, both the leaders reached the newly-built cricket stadium in Motera and addressed a gathering of over one lakh people at the Namaste Trump event. The Trump couple then visited Agra for a sunset visit to the iconic Taj Mahal mausoleum. The Trumps reached Delhi’s Palam Air Force Station on Monday evening. He will be accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday morning. Trump will also pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat. Modi and Trump will later hold restricted and delegation level talks at the Hyderabad House here. The US President will be staying at ITC Maurya hotel.