Published 10:59 IST, February 19th 2020

'Trump using India visit for elections': NCP takes issue with US President's 'propaganda'

Nawab Malik on Wed, Feb 19 claimed that Donald Trump is using his visit to India as an asset to win the Presidential elections to be held in the USA this year.

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NCP spokesperson and cabinet minister in Maharashtra government Nawab Malik while dressing media on Wednesday, February 19 claimed that US President Donald Trump is using his visit to India as an asset to win Presidential elections to be held in USA this year. He termed Trump's visit as a part of a "propaganda". Donald Trump is scheduled to visit India on February 24, 2020.

Nawab Malik on Trump's visit

While speaking about Trump's visit to India, NCP (Nationalist Congres Party) spokesperson Nawab Malik said, "Indian government is being used by Trump for his elections. This event is just to impact US Presidential elections. It is propaganda." He furr said that Americans were aware of what is happening in India. 

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'Namaste, President Trump'

India is set to roll out red carpet for visit of US President Donald Trump on February 24-25. Trump and PM Modi would participate in a grand roshow in Ahmedab and also tour Sabarmati Ashram, during his visit. y will also inaugurate newly-built Motera cricket stium, which is dubbed as largest cricket stium in world. US President is likely to visit Agra as well.

 grand roshow, planned along a 10-km decked-up stretch from Ahmedab airport to Sabarmati Ashram, will have both President Trump and PM Modi leing crowd in latter's home state Gujarat. US President would n visit Sabarmati Ashram, which served as an epicentre of country's freedom struggle during Mahatma Gandhi's stay re. y will also dress a big crowd in largest cricket stium in Ahmedab.

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event was named as 'Kem Cho Trump' by locals in anticipation of his visit to state. However, Centre after due consideration and to give a national me to event renamed it as 'Namaste, President Trump'. This will be Donald Trump's first-ever visit to India as US President.

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'I look forward to going to India'

Donald Trump after anuncing his visit to India said that he was very excited. He said, = "He (PM Modi) is a great gentleman and I look forward to going to India. So, we'll be going at end of month." US President said PM Modi h told him about a huge welcome in Ahmedab.

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"He (Modi) said we will have millions and millions of people. My only problem is that last night we probably h 40 or 50,000 people... I'm t going to feel so good... re will be five to seven million people just from airport to new stium (in Ahmedab)," he joked. "And you kw it is largest stium in world. He's building it w. It's almost complete and it's largest in world," President Trump said.

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10:59 IST, February 19th 2020