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Trump visit won't make an iota of difference to Indians: Sena

Source:PTI  -  Edited By: Hemant Waje
February 24, 2020 10:56 IST

Panning Donald Trump's visit to India, the Shiv Sena on Monday said the 36-hour-long sojourn of the United States president in the country won't make 'an iota of difference' in the lives of poor and middle-class Indians.

IMAGE: Bikers ride past life-size cut-outs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on a street, ahead of Trump's maiden visit to India, in Ahmedabad. Photograph: Kunal Patil/PTI Photo

While leaving for India, Trump has said he is going to discuss business with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which makes it clear that his trip is aimed at boosting US trade, the Sena said.

"There won't be an iota of difference in the lives of the poor and middle-class people in India due to Trump's visit. Then where is the question of people being appreciative or enthusiastic of his tour," an editorial in Sena mouthpiece Saamana said.

 

"If there is any eagerness about Trump's visit, it may be in Ahmedabad, where he lands first," the Sena said.

More than the Trump visit the talk is about how walls were built to hide slums along the road he will traverse, the editorial said.

"It is reported that Trump will touch upon the issue of curbs on religious freedom in India. These are our internal issues. This country is run by people elected democratically and they don't need guidance from any outsider on this," it said.

Trump should instead indulge in 'tourism' of Ahmedabad, Agra and Delhi, the editorial said.

When Trump leaves India 36 hours after his arrival, there will be no signs of his visit on the soil of India, the Sena said.

Source: PTI  -  Edited By: Hemant Waje
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