Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to participate in the programme marking the culmination of Meri Maati Mera Desh campaign's Amrit Kalash Yatra at Kartavya Path on Tuesday.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday said that through the 'Meri Mati Mera Desh' campaign, youths of the country are resolving to connect to our soil and remember the brave soldiers who laid their lives in the line of duty.
Speaking to ANI, Vinay Sahasrabuddhe said, "The soil brought from all the 256 mandals on the conclusion of the campaign of 'Meri Maati Mera Desh' is a unique effort. Within this diversity lies the voice of unity."
Coming down heavily on the Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said that instead of giving 18 crore jobs in the last nine years, BJP is distributing certificates for a mere 3,000-4,000 jobs.
The team of Amrit Kalash Yatra sent from Uttarakhand under the 'Meri Maati Mera Desh' campaign reached Delhi on Sunday morning, said an offical statement.
In "Amrit Kalash Yatra", 192 volunteers from 95 development blocks and 101 municipal bodies of remote areas of Devbhoomi and 166 volunteers from Nehru Yuva Kendra will represent Uttarakhand.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday said that the My (Mera Yuva) Bharat portal, to be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will provide a platform to crores of youth where they can contribute towards nation building.
Addressing the 106th edition of his monthly radio program 'Mann Ki Baat,' PM Modi said that the name of this organization is 'Mera Yuva Bharat', i.e. 'My Bharat' and it will provide an opportunity for the youth of India to play an active role in various nation-building events.
With the culmination of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 'Meri Maati Mera Desh' campaign at hand, BJP leader Mangal Prabhat Lodha on Sunday flagged off a special train from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Maharashtra's Mumbai to Delhi for the 'Amrit Kalash Yatra'.