New Delhi: On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday that the introduction of the concepts of Swadeshi and Khadi to the country not only improved the lives of impoverished people but also accelerated the freedom movement.

Speaking at a press conference at New Delhi’s Khadi India on Thursday, Shah said that the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi, awakened the people of the country and made them stand against the British. “It was Mahatma Gandhi who recognised the soul of India. He awakened the people of India and made them stand against the British… In a way, we cannot separate the freedom movement from Khadi and Swadeshi. At that time, India was a market for English textile mills. By introducing the country to the concepts of Swadeshi and Khadi, Mahatma

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