PM Modi to address 20,000 Swachhagrahis in Bihar's Motihari
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Bihar's Motihari on April 10 to take part in the concluding ceremony of Champaran Satyagraha centenary celebrations, a district official said.
Modi will address around 20,000 Swachhagrahis (ambassadors of cleanliness movement) - 10,000 from Bihar and the rest from other states at Gandhi Maidan on the occasion, East Champaran District Magistrate Raman Kumar said on Wednesday.
The function
All chief ministers and senior officials have been invited
The Bihar government had in April 2017 launched year-long celebrations to mark the centenary of Champaran Satyagraha movement of Mahatma Gandhi.
Gandhi had launched his first agitation against the British rule here by protesting against the indigo cultivation order on farmers in 1917.
The Chief Ministers of all states and senior officials have been invited to the function.
A tribute
PM's message to Swachhagrahis will be a tribute to Bapu
"The Prime Minister's message to Swachhagrahis will be a true tribute to Bapu (Mahatma Gandhi) from the land of Champaran, especially on the occasion of the concluding ceremony of Satyagraha centenary celebrations," the District Magistrate said.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Union minister Radha Mohan Singh, and other dignitaries are also set to attend the centenary celebrations, he asserted.
ODF district
Efforts to make Motihari ODF by April 10 are on
"A tent city is being erected to accommodate the Swachhagrahis from other states. It will have boarding and toilet facilities. This is the first time a program of such a huge magnitude is being organized in a small town (like Motihari)," Raman Kumar explained.
The District Magistrate also said that efforts are on to make the district open-defecation free (ODF) by April 10.
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The DM on making Motihari an open-defecation free district
"More than 55% households in East Champaran have been declared ODF till date. The district officials are making efforts to achieve cent per cent ODF status by April 10," the District Magistrate said.