BSF takes up cleanliness campaign as part of "Swachh Bharat Mission"

The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel took up cleanliness campaign along the de-facto border in Jammu and Kashmir's RS Pura sector as part of "Swachh Bharat Mission" launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi across the country.

As part of the mission, the BSF personnel swept areas along the border.

"The Border Security Force personnel are cleaning the area along the border as part of the cleanliness drive that started in the country," said Sunil Kumar, a BSF soldier.

Wielding the broom, Prime Minister Modi on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti yesterday launched the country's biggest-ever cleanliness drive that is expected to cost nearly Rs two lakh crore, asserting that the 'Swachh Bharat' mission is beyond politics and inspired by patriotism.

Administering a pledge to people to make India clean, Prime Minister Modi said that this task is not the responsibility only of 'safai karamcharis' or the government but of all the 125 crore Indians.

"Sometimes I feel that the job of getting rid of filth belongs to Safai karmchari only? Isn't it the duty of all the 125 crore countrymen? Will we keep on imposing everything on them only? Something good happens or bad, will be keep on blaming them only? We have to change this situation. Like all 125 crore Indians the Prime Minister is also first son of Bharat Mata and Prime Minister later. Therefore, as the children of this mother, all of us are responsible that we should not keep our country like this. It may be village neighborhood, home family, school and college, Mandir, Masjid or Gurudwara; how can we keep it dirty?" Prime Minister Modi said.

"Wherever we see filth or see someone throwing papers why don't we feel like picking that up? I know this will not be accomplished only by publicity campaign. Old habits take time to change. It's a difficult task, I know. But we have till 2019 when we will observe 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi," he added.