INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, JUNE 9Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal attended the swearing-in ceremony
of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday evening.
Prime Minister Dahal returns home from Delhi
Relying on coalition partners, Modi is sworn in for a rare third term as India's prime minister
The ceremony, organized at the Rashtrapati Bhavan
in India, was confirmed by the Nepali Embassy in New Delhi.Indian President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office and secrecy to
Prime Minister Modi for his third term.
The function was also attended by Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe,
Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, and Mauritian Prime
Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, among other dignitaries.Additionally, newly appointed ministers of India took their oaths during the same
Leaders of various political parties and public figures also attended the function.Prime Minister Dahal departed for New Delhi this
He is accompanied by his daughter Ganga Dahal, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Padam Giri, Foreign Secretary Sewa
Lamsal, and other high-level government officials.PM Dahal is scheduled to return home on Monday
He will also have a brief meeting with his Indian counterpart, Prime Minister Modi, according to the Nepali Embassy.
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