Appeal to PM to consider including photos of Lakshmi on currency notes: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to have photos of Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi on currency notesDuring a media briefing he said the photos of Ganesha and Lakshmi could be printed on fresh currency notes He added that the new notes could have a picture of Mahatma Gandhi on one side and of the two deities on the otherDespite making efforts sometimes our efforts do not fructify if gods and goddesses are not blessing us I appeal to PM Modi to have photos of Lord Ganesha and Goddess Laxmi on our currency notesIf there is a photo of LakshmiGanesha on our currency notes our country will prosper I will write to the prime minister in a day or two on this he saidHe cited the example of Indonesia a Muslim nation that has a picture of Ganesha on its currency noteWhen Indonesia can why cant we The photos can be printed on fresh currency notes he saidLamenting the fact that the India economy was not in a good shape he said the country was passing through a delicate situation with the rupee depreciating against the US dollarAlso Read Mallikarjun Kharge formally takes over as Congress presidentWe all want India to be rich and every family here to be prosperous We have to open schools and hospitals on a large scale he addedKejriwal also said the Aam Aadmi Party was fully prepared for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi polls and stressed that the people of the national capital would reject the BJPHe also challenged the BJP to cite one good work it had done in Gujarat where it has run a government for the last 27 yearsAll demonic powers aligned against us Kejriwal said on the upcoming polls in GujaratThe Delhi chief minister also lauded the efforts of Delhi residents for the decline in the citys pollution levelsWe are still not satisfied We want to make Delhi the city with the cleanest air he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever