AHMEDABAD: US president Donald Trump is likely to abort his plan to his visit the Sabarmati Gandhi Ashram on February 24. A detailed press release from the foreign secretary's office in Delhi states that on February 25 morning - the a day following the Ahmedabad visit -

and first lady Melania Trump will be accorded a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhawan. "From there, President Trump and the first lady will go to Raj Ghat to pay respects at the samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi."

A senior state government official told TOI that it is likely that Trump may drop his plan to visit the Sabarmati ashram as he and Melania are visiting Raj Ghat in Delhi the very next day.

Elaborating on Trump's Ahmedabad plans, foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla at a press briefing in Delhi on Wednesday said, "The highlight of the programme in Ahmedabad will be the exhibition of India's rich and diverse culture and heritage to President Trump in a public manner that has few parallels in India or elsewhere." As many as 28 stages representing various parts of the country are being set up along the 22-km route of what is being called the 'India Road Show'.

will be brief but intense, with all essential elements of a state visit, and two additional legs in Ahmedabad and Agra, all squeezed into less than 36 hours, a release from Shringla's office said.