PM Modi begins 14-km roadshow in Varanasi on second day of visit

VARANASI (UP): (Apr 29) Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a roadshow in Varanasi on Wednesday morning, the second day of his two-day visit, drawing large crowds along the route, party leaders said.

The roadshow commenced from Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) and is scheduled to pass through Lahartara, Kachahri, Ambedkar Chauraha, Chaukaghat, Teliyabag, Lahurabir and Maidagin before culminating at the Kashi Vishwanath Dham, where the prime minister will offer prayers.

BJP media in-charge Arvind Mishra said people in Varanasi were eager to catch a glimpse of the prime minister, with a large number of party workers, office-bearers and local residents lining the entire route.