Dehradun, Sept 28 (PTI) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday said Swadeshi is not just a slogan, but the foundation for a self-reliant and developed India.

Addressing the media at an event on the theme 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat Swadeshi Sankalp - Har Ghar Swadeshi, Ghar Ghar Swadeshi' at the state BJP office here, Dhami said the campaign will further strengthen the commitment made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to achieve a self-reliant India by 2047.

"Swadeshi has been our way of life, rooted in Sanatan culture since ancient times," he said.

The chief minister said Operation Sindoor, in which indigenously manufactured weapons were used to destroy terror camps in Pakistan, showed the growing strength of Swadeshi to the world.

"Swadeshi is not limited to Khadi and lamps;

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