Barack Obama is not Going to Agra to see Taj Mahal......
There were "certain differences" between the Indian security officials and the U.S. Security team, officials from the Agra administration said.
U.S. President Barack
Obama has cancelled the Agra leg of his India visit, Agra District Magistrate
has confirmed.
The President, who
will be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi, was
scheduled to visit the Taj Mahal with his wife, Michelle, on January 27.
A Reuters report
claimed that the President was cutting short his visit to be in Saudi Arabia
following the demise of Saudi King Abdullah.
The Uttar Pradesh
Government has been informally informed about the change of plans and the
American security team has already left Agra.
Uttar Pradesh
Principal Secretary Navneet Sehgal told the media that the American security
team, which was camping in Agra to ensure an unprecedented security cover for
the Obamas, has left the city.
Senior State
officials camping in Agra were both surprised and upset at the cancellation of
Mr. Obama's visit.
"It’s possible
that he might leave India earlier,” a government source said, adding that no
reason had been given for the cancellation of the Agra visit.
Officials in the Agra
administration told that there were "certain differences" between
the Indian security officials and the U.S. Security team. Refusing to divulge
more details, one of the officials said, "The security agencies from India
and the US were not on the same page when it comes to certain minor details
about Barack Obama's visit to the Taj. But the cancellation of the visit is
surprising."
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