Former Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba calls on Narendra Modi
Kathmandu, May 12 (IBNS): President of Nepali Congress and former Prime Minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba, led a high level team of the Nepali Congress, which called on visiting Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, in Kathmandu on Saturday.
"Engaging across the political spectrum! President of Nepali Congress and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and other members of the Nepali Congress called on PM @narendramodi in Kathmandu. Stronger India-Nepal relations enjoy broad political support," MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted.
Earlier, Modi, on the second and final day of his Nepal tour, visited Nepal's iconic Muktinath temple and offered prayers.
"An auspicious start to Day 2 in Nepal! PM @narendramodi visited the highly venerated Muktinath temple, located at 12,172 ft, to reinforce the strong cultural connect between India and Nepal. PM offered prayers at the human-size golden statue of Lord Vishnu as Shri Mukti Narayan," another tweet said.
On Friday, Modi had said that all misunderstandings with Nepal are over and the bilateral ties are heading to a new high as New Delhi announced Rs 100-crore aid to develop Janakpur city.
Stressing that the recent election and its outcome would be written in golden words in Nepal's history, the Indian Prime Minister said ties between India and Nepal are special and "I am visiting at a special time". He made the remarks after delegation-level talks with his Nepali counterpart K.P. Sharma Oli
The PM, who visited Janakpur, the birthplace of of mythical Sita in Ramayana, also inaugurated a bus service between Janakpur and Ayodhya to promote religious tourism between the two countries, bounded by a common religion of the majority people, culture and heritage.
Image: twitter.com/MEAIndia
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