With a broom in hand, MPs, govt officers join Clean India campaign

In Ahmedabad,Gandhinagar MP Lal Krishna Advani joined the campaign from by cleaning the area around Vastrapur Lake in west Ahmedabad. Later, he went to Income Tax circle to pay tribute at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi . Officers and staff of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), including the commissioner Guruprasad Mohapatra and Mayor Meenaxi Patel, too joined the campaign from various parts of the city.

In Surat, along with government officials, Surat city MP Darshana Jardosh, Surat Navsari MP C R Patil, and other political leaders were seen cleaning passage, stair case, walls, roads and gardens.

Surat city mayor Nirajan Jajmera Municipal commissioner Milind Torwane, municipal councillors were spotted cleaning the roads. Surat police commissioner Rakesh Asthaana along with his staff was seen cleaning the police bhavan garden, while Surat district collector Dr Rajender Kumar and his officials were seen cleaning the premises of the Collectorate.

Also, all officials involved in this drive took an oath that they would spend at least two hours in a week for keeping their area and work place clean.

Surat city Mayor Niranjan Jajmera said, “Like a festival everybody was involved in the cleanliness drive. We all enjoyed doing the work keeping aside our post and dignity. Earlier, Surat city was among the top cleanest cities across the country and now we want to achieve the same post again and for that residents’ devotion is required.”