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Vice President calls upon youth to make ‘Swadeshi’ and ‘Vocal for Local’ a national habit

Vice President calls upon youth to make ‘Swadeshi’ and ‘Vocal for Local’ a national habit

Bodh Gaya, Apr 7 (UNI) Underlining the significance of economic nationalism for the nation’s prosperity and sovereignty, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar appealed to citizens to make ‘Swadeshi’ and ‘Vocal for Local’ a national habit.
Addressing students and faculty members at the 6th Convocation Ceremony of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bodh Gaya on Sunday, Dhankhar said that such habit would result in a “significant positive contribution to the foreign exchange reserves of the country, generate employment opportunities and nurture entrepreneurship.
The vice president underscored the importance of core values in leadership and cautioned the youth against succumbing to temptations and unethical shortcuts. “Ethical leadership is non-negotiable; compromising ethics cannot make you a winner of the kind that the world will salute,” he stated.

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