Pune, May 12 -- Maharashtra Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his recent appeal to the country to adopt indigenous products. He stated that the call for self-reliance is essential for the country's economic growth and follows the ideals once set by Mahatma Gandhi.

Bawankule, while interacting with reporters, said, "I express my gratitude to PM Modi. The call he has issued to the nation is a call for 'Swadeshi' (indigenous self-reliance). Mahatma Gandhi, too, had frequently issued this very call to the country... Rather than importing gold and silver from abroad, we can source them right here within our own nation. Many people tend to conduct business with foreign entities. Thus,...