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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday broke a protocol by leaving alone from the UP Investors Summit The incident happened when PM Modi, after finishing his address at the event, was preparing to leave for the airport. There were two podiums at the venue — one exclusively reserved for the PM and the other was installed for other speakers. Chandra, despite organiser's instruction, choose to deliver his speech from the PM's dais.In a related development, no political leader from the opposition parties attended the event, despite government extending an invitation for the same.The government has sent an invitation to all former chief ministers, including Akhilesh Yadav, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mayawati.The two-day event is being attended by more than 5,000 delegates from around the world and over 100 speakers will be addressing gatherings.On the first day of the Summit, as many as 25 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) worth Rs 55,000 crores were signed with various companies. As other ministers got ready to accompany him, the PM, despite repeated requests, asked them to stay behind and focus on the event.However, governor Ram Naik insisted on leaving with the PM and accompanied him to the airport.This was the first instance when a PM left without the company of a minister or a government official.According to sources, CM Adityanath was scheduled to hold meetings with business delegates at the event later in the day and PM was not keen on the CM missing these meetings.During the event, another protocol was broken when businessman Subhash Chandra opted to address the gathering from a dais meant for PM Modi..