Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Ahmedabad and held a roadshow along with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu. The two leaders conducted a eight kilometer roadshow. In a motorcade, the leaders traveled from the Airport to the Sabarmati Ashram. More than 50,000 people stood in the route the two leaders used. The Government set up tight security for the event along with Israeli snipers for protection.
PM Netanyahu and his wife were shown a spinning wheel once they reached the Sabarmati Ashram. PM Modi then took the couple for a walk along the Sabarmati riverside. The two leaders even flew a kite at one of the lawns. The Israeli Prime Minister wrote a little note in the visitor’s log book while leaving the Ashram. The entry by the Israeli PM read, “An inspiring visit to the heart of one of humanity’s great prophets of inspiration – Mahatma Gandhi.”
The two leaders will inaugurate the iCreate Center at Deo Dholera Village in Ahmedabad. They will then go on to visit the Center of Excellence for Agriculture established by Israel in Sabarkantha.
Mr. Netanyahu has brought a gift for PM Modi, the Gal Mobile Water Desalination and Purification Jeep. The jeep will be given to a small village located on a hill 10 Km from Rann of Kutch. PM Modi had visited Israel last year where he rode the mobile unit with Netanyahu. The mobile unit is capable of purifying 20,000 liters of seawater each day.
The Gujarat Police reported that the traffic will be blocked along the route from 7 A.M. to noon. The security deployed will be 12 teams of Chetak Commandos, Quick Response Teams, Bomb Detections and Disposal Squad and the Police Guarding Venues. Special Squads have been deployed on high rise building along the route. The Squad will also be sent to speedboats on the Sabarmati river when the leaders visit the Ashram.
Benjamin Netanyahu along with his wife Sara arrived in India on Sunday for a six day tour. On Thursday. Netanyahu will open a memorial for the victims of 26/11 in Mumbai at the Chabad House. Eleven year old Moshe Holtzman, the boy who tragically lost his parents in the attack will also be present at the ceremony.
