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Link: https://youtu.be/eFz4gro7uhs
Steve Herman‪‪ @W7VOA‬‬ tweets:
“Clearing the way for ‪@narendramodi‬ and ‪@realDonaldTrump“‬ in response to
“Press Trust of India @PTI_News
45 families living in slum near newly-built Motera stadium in Ahmedabad served eviction notices by civic body ahead of visit by US President ‪#DonaldTrump‬ & PM Narendra Modi on Feb 24” 8.55 am Feb 18, 2020 https://archive.li/RnKie

“the contractor building it told Reuters the government “did not want the slum to be seen” when the US president passes by on the ride in from Ahmedabad’s airport… over 150 masons are working round-the-clock to finish the project,” See: “India is building a wall ‘to block slums from Trump’s sight’ during visit: Official admits structure is part of ‘beautification and cleanliness’ drive” By Rupam Jain and Amit Dave https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/india-trump-visit-modi-wall-slum-ahmedabad-a9333296.html


We find no tweets about this from Bernie’s co-chair Ro Khanna. Ro Khanna is an upper caste multimillionaire invested in the oil industry, pipeline, utilities, while pretending to be for the Green New Deal. In short, a big fraud: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2020/02/14/bernie-sanders-campaign-co-chair-green-new-deal-promoter-congressman-ro-khannas-dirty-energy-investments-are-the-wrong-kind-of-green-2/

Deutsche Welle reports:
“Indian officials build wall in Ahmedabad to hide slums from view when Trump visits
14.02.2020 by Ankita Mukhopadhyay “Ahead of the US President’s visit to India, Ahmedabad’s authorities are now rushing to erect a wall — allegedly to hide a slum…. The wall, which will stretch for half a kilometer, will be 4 feet (1.3 meters) tall. Behind the wall lies a slum area, which is home to at least 2,500 people…” Read the article here: https://www.dw.com/en/indian-officials-build-wall-in-ahmedabad-to-hide-slums-from-view-when-trump-visits/a-52364945

“India Builds Wall Along Slum Ahead of Trump Visit
By AP February 18, 2020 09:29 AM
AHMEDABAD, INDIA – 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…” Article here: https://www.voanews.com/south-central-asia/india-builds-wall-along-slum-ahead-trump-visit

Something similar happened three years ago:
“We are Gujaratis, too. Why are you ashamed of us?” By Roxy Gagdekar and Alok Brahmbhatt | Updated: Jan 8, 2017, 02:00 IST Ahmedabad Mirror-India Times https://archive.li/PWIf2

“Slum-free cities? How the women of Ahmedabad led a housing revolution”
By Carlin Carr in Ahmedabad Thu 14 Apr 2016 11.43 BST Last modified on Mon 3 Feb 2020 12.52 GMT “The Indian city where Gandhi established his first ashram can be gruelling if you live in a slum: 50C temperatures, poor ventilation, no running water…”
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/apr/14/slum-women-ahmedabad-india-housing-revolution