Swadeshi products can strengthen self-reliance, says BJP
BJP leaders in Andhra Pradesh are promoting indigenous products and the 'Local for Vocal' initiative to boost economic self-reliance. The event, held during a Khadi fair, emphasized the historical significance of Swadeshi and the potential of local handicrafts.
Why it matters
It highlights the government's ongoing efforts to integrate traditional industries into the modern economy and promote nationalist economic policies.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Andhra Pradesh in-charge Aravind Singh Bhadoria on Thursday called upon people to promote indigenous products and support local weavers, artisans and manufacturers to strengthen the country’s economic self-reliance.
Mr. Bhadoria was speaking after inaugurating a Khadi fair here on the occasion of the birth anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.
Mr. Bhadoria said India had a long tradition of producing textiles, food and other goods for domestic consumption and exporting them. He said the colonial economic system had adversely affected Indian industries by taking raw materials from India, manufacturing products in Britain and selling them back in the Indian market.
Recalling Gandhi’s promotion of Swadeshi and Khadi during the freedom movement, he said the movement had encouraged people to support indigenous production. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government was promoting local manufacturing through the “Local for Vocal” initiative.
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