Bhubaneswar: July 28: Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Balasore in Odisha and the Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairying, embarked on an eight-day foreign tour with President Ram Nath Kovind.
President of India will visit Benin, The Gambia and Guinea of the African continent as scheduled. This visit is the first ever visit of HoS/HoG of India to all these countries.
President will hold talks with President of Benin Mr. Patrice Talon in Cotonou on 29 July. Later, President will travel to Porto Novo, the seat of Beninese Parliament. In a special honour extended to India by Benin, President will be addressing the National Assembly in Porto Novo. President of Benin will be hosting a Banquet in the honor of our President on 29 July. President will meet members of the Indian Community at a reception hosted in his honor in Cotonou on 30 July before departing for The Gambia.
Taking to Twitter, Sarangi urged people of his constituency to apprise about their issues to the local MLA or his representative Umakanta Mohapatra during his absence in the area till conclusion of the foreign tour.
