St Cruz: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday appealed to people to celebrate this Diwali with ‘swadeshi’ spirit by shunning foreign goods and promoting Indian products, saying such a collective resolve by 140 crore citizens would help the country realise its dream of becoming “mahan” (supreme).

Shah was addressing a public meeting near Panaji held to inaugurate various developmental projects including ambitious “Mhaje Ghar” scheme of Pramod Sawant-led government to give ownership rights.

Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant, Union minister and North Goa MP Shripad Naik, Rajya Sabha MP Sadanand Shet Tanavade and other ministers were present on the dais.

Addressing the crowd, Shah recalled that on the eve of Navaratri, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reduced the GST on 395 products by

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