Ahead of the 75th Republic Day, the Pink city ‘Jaipur’ is all decked up to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron ahead of their visit on Thursday.

The two leaders will visit the iconic Amber Fort, Jantar Mantar and Hawa Mahal in the city. Further, they will also hold a roadshow from the Jantar Mantar to the Hawa Mahal for close to 15 minutes.

The leaders will hold a meeting at hotel Rambagh Palace in the evening. Macron will be the chief guest at the 75th Republic Day celebrations on January 26 in Delhi.

Jaipur: Security personnel stand guard near Amber Fort ahead of French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit, in Jaipur (Image/PTI)

Cutouts and hoardings have been put up at numerous locations in Jaipur from the airport to the sites Modi and Macron will be visiting and security has been tightened up.

Macron to get traditional Rajasthani welcome 

Security personnel stand guard at the entrance to Hawa Mahal (Image/PTI)

As per media reports, Modi and Macron will be welcomed in traditional Rajasthani style. Both are leaders will spend nearly two hours at the Amber Fort, visiting the Sheeshmahal, Deewan-e-Aam and Deewan-e-Khas.

Itinerary of the road show

The two leaders are scheduled to land in Jaipur at 2.30 pm and reach Amber fort around 3.15 pm. They will visit Jantar Mantar around 5.30 pm, take out a roadshow at 6 pm and reach Hawa Mahal around 6.15 pm, media reports mentioned. 

On Tuesday, Rajasthan’s Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma reviewed the preparations for not leaving any stone unturned.

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