Bhopal, Aug. 2 -- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon visit the state.

"It is a matter of great joy that the Prime Minister has given verbal consent to personally attend two major events the inauguration of the Bhopal Metro train and the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the PM MITRA Park in Dhar," Yadav was officially quoted as saying.

He also requested Modi's participation in an upcoming Kisan Samman event dedicated to the farmers of the state. The Prime Minister's Office will soon finalise the event date for all three programmes.

Speaking to the media at the state Assembly complex, the Chief Minister said that during his recent visit to New Delhi, he had the opportun...