New Delhi: Narendra Modi's swearing in as India's next Prime Minister on Monday will take place under extraordinary three-tier security. Roads near the presidential palace, Rashtrapati Bhavan, will be closed four hours before the event and offices in the area will be shut by noon.
Security will be "tighter than the annual Republic Day parade," officials have confirmed.
Sources say the Air Force and the Army will be "discreetly involved" but most of the arrangements are being overseen by the Delhi Police, along with paramilitary forces. (On Narendra Modi's Guest List 2500 People, SAARC Leaders)
Anti-aircraft guns of the air force are being positioned in strategic areas to take care of any flying threat.
Mr Modi is one of the most protected politicians in the country. His swearing-in ceremony has become a worse security nightmare after invites to world leaders including Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Afghan president Hamid Karzai and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa. (Nawaz Sharif at Narendra Modi's Swearing In? Pakistan's RSVP Today)
Mr Karzai and Mr Rajapaksa have confirmed that they will attend the event.
Mr Modi's BJP has prepared a list of around 2,500 guests, which will include former presidents and former prime ministers.
A three-layered seating arrangement has been made in the Rashtrapati Bhavan forecourt, where a prime minister will be sworn in only for the third time on Monday.
Security will be "tighter than the annual Republic Day parade," officials have confirmed.
Sources say the Air Force and the Army will be "discreetly involved" but most of the arrangements are being overseen by the Delhi Police, along with paramilitary forces. (On Narendra Modi's Guest List 2500 People, SAARC Leaders)
Mr Modi is one of the most protected politicians in the country. His swearing-in ceremony has become a worse security nightmare after invites to world leaders including Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Afghan president Hamid Karzai and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa. (Nawaz Sharif at Narendra Modi's Swearing In? Pakistan's RSVP Today)
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Mr Modi's BJP has prepared a list of around 2,500 guests, which will include former presidents and former prime ministers.
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