On B'day, PM urges 'buy Swadeshi', launches textile park in Dhar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday made a strong pitch for Swadeshi while addressing a public meeting after laying the foundation stone for the Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Park in Bhensola village of tribal Dhar district.

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Modi said, "This is the season of festivals and we must remember the mantra of Swadeshi and incorporate it into our lives." "I have a humble request to my 140 crore fellow countrymen that whatever you buy, it should be made in our country and should bear the sweat of some Indian or the other. It should carry the fragrance of the soil of my India, Modi said.

"Shops selling 'made in India' goods should have 'Garv se kaho yeh swadeshi hai' boards," he said.

In his second visit to the state on his birthday - he had come on the same day in 2022 to release nine cheetahs at Kuno SanctuaryModi also praised Madhya Pradesh's iconic Maheshwari sarees.