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Union Home Minister Amit Shah said promoting ‘swadeshi’ should become our nature and only then will the resolution of a prosperous India be fulfilled
Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses the gathering during the inaugural and foundation laying ceremony of various development projects, in New Delhi on September 17. (Image: PTI/Salman Ali)
Promoting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for all things swadeshi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday urged Indians to “only buy things made in India” for the upcoming festive season and as the new GST regime sets in around that time.
Shah said the new rates for the goods and services tax (GST) were being enforced from September 22 and people should “shop freely”. He, however, said every citizen should take a pledge to only buy what is made in India.
“Shop freely, but only buy things made in India, not outside. The time has come for every citizen of India to take a pledge to buy only what is made in our country. Promoting Swadeshi should become our nature. Only then will the resolution of a prosperous India be fulfilled,” Shah said during the inauguration and foundation-laying of various projects in New Delhi on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday.
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#WATCH | Delhi | Union Home Minister Amit Shah says, “People of Delhi, Diwali and Navratri will be coming soon. Everything you use will now have a GST of 0% and 5% instead of 28% and 18%. I want to tell the mothers and sisters of Delhi that be dominant at home and start shopping… pic.twitter.com/Jt1Yh5o5Ig— ANI (@ANI) September 17, 2025
On a lighter note, addressing the people of Delhi, he said women in households should become “dominant” and “start shopping more” with Diwali and Navratri around the corner.
“People of Delhi, Diwali and Navratri will be coming soon. Everything you use will now have a GST of 0% and 5% instead of 28% and 18%. I want to tell the mothers and sisters of Delhi that be dominant at home and start shopping more and more from September 22…” he added.
(With ANI inputs)
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Oindrila Mukherjee is a senior sub-editor who works for the rewrite and breaking news desks. Her nine years of experience in print and digital journalism range from editing and reporting to writing impactful st… Read More
September 17, 2025, 17:37 IST
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