"Under PM Modi's leadership, we're carrying forward vision of a Swadeshi and self-reliant India": JP Nadda

New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Union Minister and BJP National President JP Nadda on Wednesday emphasised that under Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi leadership, the country is carrying forward the vision of a swadeshi and self-reliant India.

JP Nadda attended the inauguration of a five-day exhibition on the Life and Works of PM Modi in New Delhi on the occasion of PM Modi 75th birthday today.

Addressing the gathering, Nadda said, Under the leadership of PM Modi, we are carrying forward the vision of a Swadeshi and self-reliant India. Just today, PM Modi said, whatever is made in India has the sweat of the people of India in it, and whatever has the essence of Indian soil in it, that is Swadeshi; we have to work for that.

He also said lakhs of workers had adopted Khadi during the freedom struggle. He urged everyone to use Khadi products from Gandhi Jayanti, which falls on October 2.

I also request everyone to wear Khadi in their lives, definitely, buy clothing items made from it, and contribute to making the country strong. Contribute to making India self-reliant, Nadda said.

Nadda also stated that India fighter jets, combat planes, and BrahMos, which are being discussed globally, have not been borrowed from anyone; instead, they are Indigenous and made in India.

We should remember that our fighter jets, combat planes, and BrahMos, which is being discussed throughout the world, are not borrowed from anyone but are Swadeshi..., Nadda said.

Praising Modi leadership, he said, You must understand that we have got good leadership under PM Modi, in which the country has moved forward every moment. We have achieved it by having a vision.

Moreover, JP Nadda also talked about programmes running on the occasion of the PM birthday, such as Sewa Pakhwada, Ek ped maa ke naam and Swachh Bharat Mission.

He also urged everyone to contribute to the cleanliness drive, at least for five days, by dedicating 1 hour of their daily lives to it and connecting with it.

Celebrations for Prime Minister Modi 75th birthday are underway across the country, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) organising a fortnight-long sewa pakhwada with various events.

A 15-day nationwide campaign named Seva Pakhwada has been organised to mark PM Modi birthday. Under this campaign, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) plans to conduct blood donation camps, cleanliness drives, and exhibitions across the country to showcase the achievements of the central government.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, born on September 17 1950, officially joined the RSS in 1971, but he was introduced to the Sangh at a much younger age.

In 1985, he was assigned to join the Bharatiya Janata Party, and quickly rose through the party ranks, becoming its General Secretary in 1998. Three years later, in 2001, he became the Chief Minister of Gujarat. 13 years after that, in 2014, Narendra Modi took oath as the Prime Minister of India for the first time. (ANI)

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