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Modi to arrive in B’luru for two-day state visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive on a two-day visit to Karnataka on Thursday. He will be in Karnataka till Friday afternoon, following which he will depart to Delhi.

Modi will land in Bengaluru on thursday morning, following which he will visit the Siddaganga Mutt in Tumakuru. He will participate in a public gathering scheduled at Junior College Grounds in the city, where Krishi Karman Awards presentation ceremony and distribution of fishing equipment to the beneficiaries is scheduled. At the event, the prime minister will electronically transfer Rs 12,000 crore under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, to 6 crore farmers.

Rajya Sabha passes SPG Amendment Bill amid walkout by Congress

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The Bill was passed through a voice vote. However, the Congress staged walkout from the House. After this, the SPG cover will be provided to the incumbent Prime Minister and his immediate family living with him at the official residence. Also, ex-PMs and their respective family members will get the SPG cover only if they live at the official residence. The MHA will have the right to review SPG cover for former PM after five years from the day of retirement.