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India gets a facelift with walls around slums ahead of Trump visit

Amritsar/Bangalore/Ahmedabad (India), 23 Feb, EFE/EPA, (Camera: Raminder Pal Singh / Jagadeesh Nv / Moncho Torres).- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is preparing a massive reception on Monday for U.S. President Donald Trump, with walls to hide poor neighbourhoods and showcase a more illustrious India. FOOTAGE OF THE PREPARATIONS IN AMRITSAR AND BANGALORE AND FOOTAGE OF A SLUM AND TRUMP POSTERS ACROSS THE CITY OF AHMEDABAD. SOUNDBITE FROM RAJUBHAI SURANI, A RESIDENT IN THE SLUM.TRANSLATION:04.34 - 05.14 - "Those who come here, the American, Trump, we have heard that the walls were built for them, to hide the poor. That is what we have heard and we are dismayed. We face many problems here, we lack decent houses, water or toilets. It would have been better if they had built us better houses, given us basic services. They are spending too much on the wall, they should spend something on us too. We say that they should not do such senseless spending, that they should contribute something for the poor as well.