Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah Friday appealed to the people to buy khadi products worth at least Rs 5,000 every year so that India moves towards ‘atmanirbharta’.

“I understand some people have problems. But can’t we have a pillow cover of khadi, can’t we have a khadi towel, can’t we have a mattress cover made of khadi and can’t we have a nightdress of khadi” Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken about a very big campaign — ‘Khadi Apnano, Swadeshi Apnao’ — and we are confident that the country will become ‘atmanirbhar’ with this,” Shah said.

Shah was addressing the ‘Khadi Karigar Mahotsav’ at Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak.

He said Mahatma Gandhi’s work on khadi revioltionised the lives of lakhs of weavers in the country. and gave momentum to the freedom movemen

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