PM Modi cleans Assi Ghat with spade, nominates CM

NH Bureau Sunday, 09 November 2014 09:09:24 AM

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday carried his clean India drive at Assi Ghat

- After offering his prayers at the Ganga Ghat, Mr PM straight away went on to clean the Assi Ghat.

- He then nominated nine people, including UP CM Akhilesh Yadav, to carry on the drive and make state cleaner and better.

- The nine persons named by him included UP Chief Minister, party MP and Bhojpuri Singer Manoj Tiwari, Sufi singer Kailash Kher, stand-up comedian Raju Srivastava and cricketers Suresh Raina and Mohd Kaif.

- Reacting to the same Uttar Pradesh CM said Uttar Pradesh already have policies to keep it clean and they do not require PM Modi’s invitation for it.

- Before leaving the holy place, Modi said he has asked social organisations to make Ganaga Ghat spotlessly clean in time of one month.

- PM Modi was on a two day visit to his winning Lok Sabah Constituency – Varanasi.

- On Friday he also adopted a village Jayapur.