New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), General Secretary Ram Madhav on Friday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s sudden Lahore visit, saying this is an important step which will take the relation between both the nations to a new level.
“This is an important step by the Prime Minister which will take relations between both the nations to a new level. This step would make our relations with Pakistan more informal,” he said.
“This step was initiated by the Prime Minister in his oath taking ceremony by inviting all the premiers of the neighbouring countries,” he added.
The BJP General Secretary also said that the relationship with Pakistan needed a transformation adding that the Prime Minister has done a wonderful job by initiating this step.
“This step gains further importance because this has taken place on the Birthday of former prime ministerAtal Bihari Vajapyee,” he added.
Prime Minister Modi landed at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport today on a surprise visit, where he was received by his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
This is the first time an Indian Prime Minister has visited Pakistan in more than a decade. (ANI)