Modi picks up spade, begins ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ at Assi Ghat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today joined in cleaning up popular Assi Ghat in Varanasi following a quick prayer and aarti in the morning. Modi reiterated his priority on cleaning up the Ganga mission.

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“I have started cleaning up today in the area to infuse enthusiasm and inspiration among others to take up the drive,” Modi said

The PM said that local NGOs have assured him that the ghat will be cleaned in a month.

This was Prime Minister’s second day visit to his Lok Sabha constituency. Yesterday ha has adopted a village in Jayapur under the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana and laid the foundation stone for a trade facilitation centre for Varanasi’s weavers.

As a part of his Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Narendra Modi has nominated nine more people to take the campaign forward.

“When I began the drive, I had nominated nine people. Today, taking that forward, I am nominating Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Chancellor of Chitrakoot Handicapped University Swami Ram Bhadracharya, Bhojpuri actor Manoj Tiwari, writer Manu Sharma, cricketers Mohd Kaif and Suresh Raina, Padma Shri Professor Devi Prasad Dwivedi, television actor and comedian Raju Shrivastava and singer Kailash Kher,” Modi said.

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