Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched the idea of a kids 'kavi sammelan' (poets' meet) while interacting with a group of children here during the flagging off ceremony of Vande Bharat trains on Saturday.

''The best 8-10 among them will be taken across the country for poetry recitals... As the Member of Parliament from Kashi, I had a very special and pleasant experience today. I heartily congratulate these children,'' Modi said.

He lavished praise on the kids present at the event, saying that as the MP from Varanasi he ''felt so proud that my Kashi has such talented children''.

Speaking after flagging off four new Vande Bharat Express trains here from the Banaras railway station, he said, ''I was just talking to some students inside the Vande Bharat train. I congratulate Ashwini (Vaishnaw

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