Buy khadi, back local artisans: Badoli pushes Swadeshi drive on Gandhi Jayanti

Sonipat, Oct 2 (UNI) Haryana Bureau of Public Enterprises Chairman Mohan Lal Badoli on Friday made a strong pitch for Swadeshi and locally made products, saying greater use of khadi could support artisans and weavers while strengthening the goal of self-reliance. Marking Gandhi Jayanti with a series of programmes in Sonipat and Gohana, Badoli purchased khadi fabric under the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan and urged people to give preference to products made by local craftsmen. "Khadi is not merely a fabric; it symbolises the philosophy of Swadeshi, simplicity and self-reliance that Mahatma Gandhi took to the masses," Badoli said. He said…