New Delhi: Ahead of Barack Obama’s visit to India for Republic Day celebrations, the United States has demanded that all restaurants and hotels on the Delhi-Agra highway should be closed to ensure full-proof security for the world’s most powerful man.
Due to this, American officials want these facilities to be completely sanitised and shut at least one day prior to January 27, when Obama will go to Agra to visit Taj Mahal along with his wife Michelle Obama.
US secret service agents have also asked their Indian counterparts to prepare emergency exit routes and dummy routes for President Obama’s entourage.
Explaining the scale of security taken for Obama when he is abroad, a security official had earlier said that six planes load of equipment, vehicles, oil tankers, choppers and 1600 American personnel were air dashed to Myanmar in November last year when the US President had attended the East Asia Summit there.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said maximum security arrangements were being made for US President Barack Obama`s visit to India later this month. We have established maximum security arrangements… (for the visit),” he told the media. The US president will arrive in India to attend this year`s Republic Day parade as the chief guest. He is expected to arrive in the national capital Jan 25.
Bureau Report
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