CM Yogi announces 25% Khadi discount till Jan 30, 2027
Up to 25% discount on Khadi clothes in Uttar Pradesh till January 30, announced by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Gandhi Jayanti
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath paid tribute to former Prime Minister ‘Bharat Ratna’ Lal Bahadur Shastri on his 122nd birth anniversary
Lucknow, October 02: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath gave a gift to the people of the state on the birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi. He said that Khadi is the mantra of India’s independence, the state government has provided a discount of 25% on Khadi clothes till January 30, 2027.
He appealed to the people of the state to respect the skills of artisans, handicraftsmen, and weavers by making Khadi a part of their lives. CM Yogi paid floral tribute to the statue of former Prime Minister ‘Bharat Ratna’ Lal Bahadur Shastri located in the Annexe. He also remembered the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, on this occasion.
Chief Minister Yogi said that today is the 157th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the great hero of India’s independence, and the 122nd birth anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri, India’s second Prime Minister, renowned for his simplicity and gentlemanliness. Bapu’s “Self-reliance through Swadeshi” became the mantra of India’s independence. The freedom movement, which was initially scattered, became a mass movement under Bapu’s leadership, forcing the British government to flee India.
Expressing gratitude to the great heroes of independence, the Chief Minister said that Gandhiji’s mantra of self-reliance and self-dependence will become the foundation of a developed India. That is why PM Modi talks about “local to global.” He believes that encouraging and providing a platform for products made by villages, artisans, handicraftsmen, and weavers is also an expression of gratitude to the great heroes of India’s independence.
Yogi said that the mention of Lal Bahadur Shastri evokes a sense of reverence in every Indian. He will always be renowned for his simplicity and gentlemanliness. He was as sensitive as he was combative. He demonstrated what he said. He spoke as much as he did.
Chief Minister said that Shastriji’s goal was to achieve food self-sufficiency in India and to instill respect in every Indian for the soldiers fighting on the country’s borders. Shastriji’s slogan “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan” became the mantra of independent India.
Chief Minister Yogi said that while soldiers were defending the borders and defeating the enemies, on the other hand, the farmers, the food-producing ones, were committed to making India self-reliant through their sweat and hard work. As a result, India has today achieved the goal of food self-sufficiency. India now has the capacity to feed 1.4 billion citizens and supply food to many countries. The mantra given by Shastriji in 1965 is still embraced by the soldiers and citizens who provide India’s internal and external security.
Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, Cabinet Minister Rakesh Sachan, Rajya Sabha MP Brajlal, Mayor Sushma Kharwal, Legislative Council members Dr. Mahendra Singh, Lalji Prasad Nirmal, MLA Siddharthnath Singh, State Women’s Commission Vice President Aparna Yadav, BJP Metropolitan President Anand Dwivedi, and others were present on the occasion.
