Amit Shah reaches Ranchi, accorded grand welcome at airport

Ranchi, Sep 15: BJP national president Amit Shah, who arrived here on a three-day visit, was accorded a warm welcome at the Birsa Munda Airport here today by Chief Minister Raghubar Das and state BJP chief Laxman Giluwa. Soon after arriving, Mr Shah garlanded the statue of Bhagwan Birsa Munda at the Birsa Chowk here and later inaugurated that ‘Swachtha Pakhwara’ and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shown a new light to the country in the area of cleanliness and the same has now started showing results. After inaugurating the event he also administered the oath of cleanliness among the people who were present on the spot. Mr Shah said the campaign of the Prime Minister has now reached every home. He said that this movement needed to be made a habit where all children imbibe the habit of maintaining cleanliness. Mr Shah said various state governments are celebrating Swachtha Pakhwara from September 15 to October 2 and the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on September 17 which would be celebrated by the party across the nation as Seva Diwas. Addressing the programme Chief Minister Raghubar Das said the state government was working to ensure the success of Swach Bharat Abhiyaan in the state and said that the government was committed to make Jharkhand ODF in 2018. Earlier upon his arrival at the airport he was accorded the traditional Jharkhand welcome. The party workers also formed a human chain on the roads to welcome the national president. During the three day visit to the state Mr Shah would be participating in more than a dozen party meetings and programmes. UNI