A dress rehearsal was held today to ensure Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has a hassle-free drive during the inaugural bus journey to Pakistan tomorrow evening. History will be created as Mr Vajpayee will be the first Indian Prime Minister to visit the neighbouring country via road.
Hectic preparations are afoot on both sides of the border.
Wagha has been virtually converted into a police cantonment. This has disrupted life here. The zealous police has ensured that all wayside dhabas and shops are closed much to the chagrin and inconvenience of the common man. The police had erected so many barricades with the help of nylon ropes that it was virtually impossible to walk a few yards without being checked while the BSF remained a mute witness. The BSF is busy making its own arrangements for presenting a guard of honour.