Naqvi: PM Modi has taken Gandhi's vision of Swachhta forward

Union Minister for Minority Affairs Abbas Naqvi on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti spoke about Mahatma Gandhi’s vision about ‘'Swachh Bharat.' He said that it has been realised in the country with the continued efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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'Swachhta has become a habit of the people'

"I give my best wishes to the Indian citizens on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had administered the oath of Swachh Bharat and Swasth Bharat to the nation in 2014, and today Swachhta has become a habit of the people. Today the whole world appreciates India. Prime Minister has taken forward the mission of Swachhta of Mahatma with complete dedication and success," Naqvi said.

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BJP extends its Gandhi Sankalp Yatra by three months

The BJP has extended its Gandhi Sankalp Yatra by a period of three months. As per the circular sent to the leaders, the Yatra will now be a 120-day exercise and will culminate on January 31, 2020.  Union Home Minister Amit Shah talking about PM Modi’s efforts to follow Gandhian principles in spreading the message of cleanliness said, “Narendra Modi Ji, while he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat and while he is the Prime Minister of India, has always upheld the significance of Gandhian principles. Gandhi Ji was always in the lead when it came to cleanliness. There would have been hardly any Prime Ministers in the past who made cleanliness a mass movement. But our Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned the cause of cleanliness into a mass movement. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the one who enabled all the houses in India to have a toilet and he was the one who imbibed the importance of a clean India in the minds of the small children.” 

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(With inputs from ANI)