PM Modi implemented Gandhi's mantra of 'Swachhata hi Seva' through 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan': Shah
New Delhi (PTI): With the power of public participation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has implemented Mahatma Gandhi's mantra of 'Swachhata hi Seva' through the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan', Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday.
Shah participated in a cleanliness drive in Ahmedabad in response to Prime Minister Modi's appeal to all citizens for "one hour of shramdaan (voluntary labour) for swachhata" on the eve of Gandhi's birth anniversary on October 2.
Wielding the broom, Shah participated in the drive to clean the Ranip bus stop and the surrounding area in Ahmedabad.
"God resides in cleanliness only," Shah said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, in Hindi.
Prime Minister Modi has turned many problems of society into a mass movement and cleanliness is the first among these, he said.
"By infusing the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan with the power of public participation, Modi ji has implemented Gandhi ji's mantra of 'Swachhata hi Seva'," the home minister added.
Taking inspiration from the prime minister, every Indian is making an important contribution to the development of the country by making cleanliness an integral part of their lives, Shah said.
"Today, in response to Modi ji's call, I participated in a cleanliness drive in Ahmedabad. Let us all together contribute to building a clean and golden India," he said.
People from all walks of life, from politicians to students, wielded brooms and took part in the 'Swachhata hi Seva' campaign on Sunday in response to Modi's appeal.
According to the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, more than 9.20 lakh sites across the country have been adopted for the mega drive.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
