PM Dahal leaves for India to attend PM Modi's swearing-in ceremony

KATHMANDU, June 9: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has left for India for a two-day visit.

PM Dahal departed for New Delhi on Sunday afternoon to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is taking oath for his third term at 6 PM today. 

Prime Minister Dahal is accompanied by his daughter Ganga Dahal, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Padam Giri, Foreign Secretary Sewa Lamsal and other high-ranking government officials.

The Nepali Embassy in New Delhi confirmed that PM Dahal is scheduled to meet with PM Modi after the ceremony. 

PM Dahal is scheduled to return home tomorrow.