A half-kilometer (1,640-foot) brick wall has been hastily erected in India's Gujarat state ahead of a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump, with critics saying it was built to block the view of a slum area inhabited by more than 2,000 people. “Since they are spending so much money on this wall,
1 / 4India US TrumpAn Indian woman looks at a wall painted with portraits of U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of Trump's visit, in Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. Trump is scheduled to visit the city during his Feb. 24-25 India trip. AHMEDABAD, India — A half-kilometer brick wall has been hastily erected in India's Gujarat state ahead of a visit by U.S.
Senior government official Bijal Patel said the wall was built “for security reasons” and not to conceal the slum. Authorities on Monday also served eviction notices to 45 families living in another slum area near the cricket stadium. Kishore Varna, a government official, said the land belongs to the civic body and evictions were done under the law. He didn’t say why the eviction notices were sent just days ahead of Trump’s visit.
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