Overview

• Shah visited the Khadi India showroom in Connaught Place, New Delhi, where he bought products and made the appeal publicly.
• He said annual Khadi spending at the household level would create employment for millions and brighten the lives of poor families.
• He linked Khadi and Swadeshi to Mahatma Gandhi and the freedom movement, saying the ideas had faded post-independence before being revived.
• He credited Modi’s initiatives, including Mann Ki Baat and earlier campaigns in Gujarat, and said many families and shopkeepers have resolved to avoid foreign goods.
• He asserted that Khadi and village industry sales rose from ₹33,000 crore to over ₹1.7 lakh crore in 11 years, a figure presented as his claim and flagged in coverage as needing verification.