UK Prime Minister visits Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad, April 21: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who landed in Ahmedabad on Thursday, visited Sabarmati Ashram, and tried his hand on 'charkha'.

Boris Johnson landed in Gujarat earlier on Thursday for his two-day India visit. He was accorded a grand welcome at the airport in Ahmedabad. During his visit to Sabarmati Ashram, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupesh Patel was present with him. Also read | 400th Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur: PM Modi to release commemorative coin, postage stamp on April 21 'Guide to London', one of the first few books written by Mahatma Gandhi that never got published, will also be gifted to the UK Prime Minister by Sabarmati Ashram.

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Welcome .. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Mr. @BorisJohnson, who was on a visit to Gujarat, received a warm welcome at the Ahmedabad Airport.

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- Bhupendra Patel (@BhupendraPatel) 21 Apr 2022

'The Spirit's Pilgrimage', the autobiography of Madeleine Slade or Mirabehn who became Mahatma Gandhi's disciple will be gifted to Boris Johnson by Sabarmati Ashram. Johnson's two-day visit to India will focus on stepping up cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, giving momentum to negotiations on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries as well as enhancing defence ties. Johnson started his visit from Ahmedabad where he is scheduled to meet with leading business group leaders and discuss the UK and India's thriving commercial, trade, and people's links. This is the first time a UK Prime Minister is in Gujarat, India's fifth-largest state and the ancestral home of around half of the British-Indian population in the UK. Johnson will announce a slew of commercial agreements and hold bilateral discussions with a focus on the UK and India's trade, investment and technology partnership. The British High Commission (BHC), in a statement, said Johnson will use his visit to India to boost "our collaboration with one of the world's fastest-growing economies, slashing trade barriers for UK businesses and driving jobs and growth at home". Also read | Surge in Covid-19 cases unlikely to cause fourth wave in India, says expert The UK and Indian businesses will confirm more than £1 billion in new investments and export deals today in areas from software engineering to health, creating almost 11,000 jobs across the UK, added the BHC in the statement. -PTC News