October 3, 2017
As Bollywood celebrated the Rashtriya Swachhta Diwas here to
mark the 148th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, actor Anupam Kher criticised
those finding faults with the government's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and called for
contribution instead of judgements.
Celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan and
Kailash Kher were also present at the event.
Asked whether Prime Minister
Narendra Modi's initiative is working or not, Kher said: "You can't judge a
campaign like this in terms of whether it is working or not... I think this is a
revolution and things like these take time to gather momentum.
"But we
are witnessing the result right now in our country, we are here organising such
a massive event and Amitabh Bachchan is participating in it, so it speaks for
itself on the success level.
"So rather than pointing out things which
are lacking, I think contributing would go a long way."
Swachh Bharat
Abhiyan, that aims for a cleaner and more hygienic India, has been one of the
key initiatives of the Modi government. The cleanliness drive was launched on
October 2, 2014 to mark the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Kher
also cited his recent experience of working with a crew to clean a busy street
of Juhu.
"I would see this pile of garbage every day on my way to work,
right in front of shops on the main road itself. I tried to talk to people and
shopkeepers to have it clean but things didn't work out.
"So I cleaned it
myself. And I agree with what Amitabh Bachchan said 'you're always a little
hesitant to make a clean place dirty', which is very true. I can keep my ten
yards clean, I am sure we Indians owe that much to our country," he said.
Contribute towards cleanliness and also pay special attention to toilets for
females, especially in smaller cities and towns, added Kher.