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Modi Invokes Gandhi to Push ‘Viksit Bharat’

By Drooid · Oct 3, 2026, 4:01 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on October 2, 2026 via X.
Modi said Gandhi’s timeless message should guide India toward a ‘Viksit Bharat’.
Home Minister Amit Shah urged citizens to buy at least one Khadi product on October 2 as a Swadeshi act.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said invoking Gandhi is needed to protect democracy, citing a ‘BJPian Emergency’.

History

Historical Context

In March 1930 Mahatma Gandhi started the Salt March with 78 volunteers, reaching Dandi on 6 April and triggering a civil-disobedience wave that jailed over 60,000 Indians. C. Rajagopalachari’s parallel Vedaranyam Salt Satyagraha in April reinforced the Swadeshi call for self-reliance. Today Narendra Modi and Amit Shah revive that message, urging citizens to buy khadi.

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Story summary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on October 2, 2026 via X.
Modi said Gandhi’s timeless message should guide India toward a ‘Viksit Bharat’.
Home Minister Amit Shah urged citizens to buy at least one Khadi product on October 2 as a Swadeshi act.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said invoking Gandhi is needed to protect democracy, citing a ‘BJPian Emergency’.

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