Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here late last night on a two-day visit. He was received by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddharamaiah at Mysore airport Mandakalli.
During his stay in the poll-bound state, the PM will participate in various public functions.
According to state BJP spokesperson Vamanacharya, PM Modi will take a chopper ride on Monday afternoon to Shravanabelagola, about 85 km north of Mysuru in Hassan district, to take part in the anointing celebrations of Jain god Gomateshwara.
The Prime Minister will later commission the 140-km fully-electrified Bengaluru-Mysuru rail tracks and flag off the Humsafar Express train from Mysuru to Udaipur in Rajasthan. The event will be attended by CM Siddharamaiah.
In the evening, he will address a party rally at the Maharaja Grounds in the city centre. The rally is expected to be attended by people from all five districts comprising the Old Mysuru region – Mysuru, Mandya, Hassan, Kodagu and Chamarajanagar.
It is Modi’s second visit to the southern state in a fortnight. He had paid a three-hour visit to Bengaluru on February 4 to address a BJP rally to mark the culmination of the 90-day “Nava Karnataka Nirmana Parivartana Yatre” (journey to build a new Karnataka).
The Assembly elections in Karnataka are due in late April or early May.
Security heightened in view of Modi’s visit
In view of the PM’s visit, security has been tightened in the city. An official said that there is tight security all along the route from where PM Modi will travel.
Besides, SPG and NSG commandos, heavy state police personnel have been deployed to guard the airport, hotel, railway station and Maharaja Grounds.
The PM’s route is cordoned off and converted into a zero-traffic zone, the official added.
Amit Shah on 3-day Karnataka tour from today
BJP chief Amit Shah will be on a three-day tour of poll-bound Karnataka from today during which he will attend a number of events and hold public meetings.
According to a party statement, Shah will hold a public meeting today near the Mangalore airport and interact with students of a college in Dakshina Kannada on Tuesday on the "youth's role in building a new India".
Shah will chair party meetings in the district and visit the home of Deepak Rao, a BJP worker who was killed recently, the statement reads.
He is also scheduled to address a fishermen convention in Udupi.
Shah will address a convention of social media activists in Udupi on Wednesday and meet the family of another murdered party worker, Paresh Mehta. The BJP chief will chair several party events and visit a number of temples.
