PM Modi visits Varanasi; nominates more celebrities for 'Clean India Campaign'

Varanasi, Dec 25: Asserting that development and good governance are the only ways ahead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday visited his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi as part of nation-wide Good Governance Day celebrations being held by his government.

All MPs of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, which Modi had steered to a comprehensive victory in the general elections earlier this year, have been asked to be in their respective Parliamentary constituencies for 'Sushasan Diwas' and the Prime Minister through his own visit has sought to lead by example.

The one-day visit is Modi's second to his constituency since taking over as the Prime Minister of the country. The Prime Minister's aircraft landed at the Babatpur airport on the outskirts of the city at around noon where he was received by Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and state minister Ahmed Hasan, according to airport director S K Malik.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his greetings to people of Kashi and nominated few more people for cleanliness drive.

Narendra Modi said, " I nominate Kiran Bedi, Sourav Ganguly, Kapil Sharma, Sonal Mansingh, Aroon Purie. I also nominate Ramoji Rao and Eanadu Group for Swachata Abhiyan."

"Development & good governance are the only ways ahead."

Together, let us make a positive impact in people's lives & create a developed India," the PM tweeted ahead of his visit.

Railway minister Suresh Prabhu, Union HRD minister Smriti Irani, minister of state for railways Manoj Sinha, MoS for culture Mahesh Sharma and state BJP president Laxmikant Bajpai have been camping in the city since Wednesday night.

The Prime Minister will also visit the Diesel Locomotive Works on the outskirts of the city where he will dedicate to the nation a modern, air-conditioned passenger train engine and inaugurate a project for expansion of the DLW.

The Prime Minister is likely to return this evening.

Modi's government is observing December 25 as 'Good Governance Day' to mark the birthday of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee whose name was yesterday announced, along with that of Malaviya, for the 'Bharat Ratna'.

"There is no bigger tribute to Atal ji than celebrating his birthday as 'Good Governance Day' & pledging to devote ourselves to this cause," the PM tweeted.

OneIndia News

(With agency inputs)