Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah visited the Khadi India showroom in Connaught Place in New Delhi, on Thursday and purchased Khadi products on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.

According to the Ministry of Home Affairs statement, Shah said on this occasion that Mahatma Gandhi recognised the soul of India and awakened the common people to stand against the British.

He said that Mahatma Gandhi wove many elements into the freedom movement that continue to shape the map of India’s future. Shah said that two significant ideas–Khadi and Swadeshi emerged from these elements.

He emphasised that the freedom movement cannot be viewed separately from Khadi and Swadeshi. He added that by giving the country the concepts of Swadeshi and Khadi, Mahatma Gandhi not only accelerate

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