'Rashtra neta' Narendra Modi following ideology of Mahatma Gandhi: Fadnavis

Rashtra neta Narendra Modi is pursuing the ideology of Mahatma Gandhi to serve the poor and improve their lives Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on SundayHe was speaking at the Seva Pandharwada programme in Wardha district located 75 kilometres from Nagpur to mark Mahatma Gandhis 153rd birth anniversaryThe state government had launched the programme from September 17 birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi till Mahatma Gandhis birth anniversary on October 2Fadnavis also visited Bapu Kuti in Wardhas Sewagram Ashram established by Mahatma Gandhi and paid tributes to the Father of the NationThe BJP leader also hailed the state culture ministrys campaign appealing to citizens to greet people on phone calls by saying Vande Mataram instead of HelloWe need to bring the essence of Vande Mataram into our behaviour We need to remove the symbols of slavery he saidAlso Read Local body polls BJP will contest solo if no alliance is formed says DanveFadnavis said Mahatma Gandhi united people during the countrys freedom struggle which turned into a jan andolan mass movement and India got independenceRashtra neta leader of the nation Narendra Modi is working on Gandhijis ideology that serving the poor is serving God and serving the last man is service to the nation the BJP leader saidModiji pursued the agenda of development of the poor and provided them food houses toilets free of cost He ensured that poor people have access to electricity water and cooking gas cylinders and that various facilities reach divyangs students senior citizens and women the former state chief minister saidIn a way the service to various sections of society specially the poor started through the efforts of PM Modi he saidHence we are able to celebrate Rashtra Pita to Rashtra Neta Pandharwada in the true sense today Fadnavis saidThe deputy CM also highlighted the importance of conservation of rivers and the problem of droughtHe said the state government will soon start a programme to remove pollutants encroachments and work to resolve other issues plaguing 75 riversHe said the new gazette will have information about the history and geography of all 36 districts in Maharashtra starting from WardhaThis 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