Ayodhya (UP), Oct. 8 -- union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived at Ayodhya's Maharishi Valmiki International Airport today, two hours ahead of her originally scheduled time of 3 pm.
She was warmly received at the airport by State Finance Minister Suresh Khanna, Ayodhya District In-Charge Minister Surya Pratap Shahi, Ayodhya MLA Ved Prakash Gupta, Rudauli MLA Ramchandra Yadav, Bikapur MLA Dr. Amit Singh Chauhan, Mayor Girishpati Tripathi, and Ayodhya City President Kamlesh Srivastava.
From the airport, the Finance Minister's convoy proceeded to a hotel in Civil Lines, accompanied by her family.
She is scheduled to depart the hotel at 3 pm to visit Brihaspati Kund, where she will unveil statues of prominent South Indian icons.
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