Education Minister Nara Lokesh met President Droupadi Murmu: DC File

VIJAYAWADA: Education Minister Nara Lokesh met President Droupadi Murmu here on Thursday morning and presented her with a Mangalagiri handloom saree and an Etikoppaka handicraft as mementoes.


Lokesh, who called on the President at Novotel Hotel, felicitated her with a shawl. President Murmu was in the city to attend the Dasara Sharannavaratri celebrations at the Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy temple on Indrakeeladri and the Saras Ajivika Mela.

After a two-day visit to NTR district, the President departed for New Delhi by a special aircraft from Gannavaram at 2.45pm on Thursday.

Governor S Abdul Nazeer, along with Union rural development minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union minister of state for rural development Pemmasani Chandrasekhar, and Union minister of state Kamlesh Paswan, saw the president off at the airport.

State home minister Vangalapudi Anitha, chief secretary Sai Prasad, DGP Harish Gupta, 4(A) Girls NCC battalion commanding officer Colonel Praveen Yadav, Krishna district collector Balaji and SP Vidya Sagar bid farewell to the President.

15cnr31 and 32: Minister Nara Lokesh offers a bouquet and presents Kondapalli Toy to President Droupadi Murmu in Vijayawada on Thursday. Photo BY ARRANGEMENT.

15cnr33: President Droupadi Murmu felicitates and offer blessings to Minister Nara Lokesh in Vijayawada on Thursday. Photo BY ARRANGEMENT.


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