Khadi can become inspiration to achieve goal of Atmanirbhar Bharat, says PM Modi
India Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while speaking at the Khadi Utsav in Ahmedbad on Saturday, said Khadi can become a source of inspiration for achieving an Atmanirbhar Bharat.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said Khadi can become a source of inspiration for achieving the dream of developed and Atmanirbhar Bharat.
Once a symbol of self-respect, Khadi or the homespun was treated as an inferior product after Independence, he rued, and appealed people to gift the products of only Khadi village industries during the coming festive season.
The prime minister was speaking during `Khadi Utsav' (Khadi festival) on Sabarmati Riverfront here, organized by the Union government as part of `Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav'.
A new record was created on Saturday during the 75th anniversary of India's Independence as 7,500 women spun `charkha' (spinning wheel) together at the event, the prime minister noted, adding that it was a great way to honour the freedom fighters.
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The prime minister himself too spun the charkha on this occasion.
“History has seen that a thread of khadi became a source of inspiration for the freedom struggle and broke the chains of slavery. In the same way a thread of Khadi can be a source of inspiration to fulfil the pledge of making India a developed nation, to achieve the dream of Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India),” he said in his speech.
