‘If you're Indian, buy made-in-India products only': PM Modi to citizens ahead of festive season
'I request all citizens to trust products made in India. If you're Indian, buy made-in-India products only…I want to say one thing to shopkeepers and businessmen also: there was a time when you used to sell products made elsewhere, maybe because you made more profit there. But now you also have to support my initiative of 'vocal for local',' he said.
Modi also accused the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress of degrading Delhi's condition as well as of drafting draconian laws. 'For the longest time, we were not even close to power in Delhi. Previous governments have destroyed Delhi during their tenures. They had pushed Delhi into a ditch. It is very difficult to pull Delhi out of problems that have accumulated over the years. But I am confident that the BJP team you have chosen in Delhi will solve these,' he said.
'Earlier governments used to consider Swachhta Mitras their slaves. These people who dance keeping the Constitution on their head, they used to trample on it and betray the beliefs of Babasaheb,' he said.
The prime minister also said he had removed a provision of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act under which a Swachhta Mitra can be imprisoned for a month if they don't come to work for one day without informing the authorities.
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