Countrymen should lead a 'Bharat Jodo Andolan', PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged countrymen to buy Khadi products and contribute towards a 'Bharat Jodo Andolan'. The Prime Minister said that  just the way the Quit India Movement, Bharat Chhoro Andolan steered under Bapu’s leadership, every countryman today has to lead a Bharat Jodo Andolan. He said, it is our duty to ensure that our work helps to closely knit, and bind our India which is filled with diversity.

Addressing the "Mann Ki Baat" radio programm e on Sunday PM Modi that the country remains to be our highest faith and  our topmost priority. He said, we have to move forward with the mantra ‘Nation First, Always First'. Modi said, this time on August 15, the country is entering her 75th year of Independence. Modi recalled that  to commemorate 75 years of Freedom, Amrit Mahotsav had commenced on the 12th of March from Bapu’s Sabarmati Ashram. He mentioned that on this very day, Bapu’s Dandi Yatra too was revived and since then, from Jammu-Kashmir to Puduchery,  from Gujarat to the North East, programmes in connection with Amrit Mahotsav are being held across the country.

 Modi said his government has made efforts to get a maximum number of people to sing the national anthem together on 75th Independence Day and urged citizens to connect with the initiative. He added that a website- Rashtragaan.in has been created for individuals to upload their own renditions of the national anthem on the website. The Prime Minister also highlighted the importance of water conservation. Pointing out that he faced water scarcity during his childhood, Modi said, “We used to yearn for rainfall and therefore saving every single drop of water has been part of our customs.”