Clean India Mission beyond politics says Modi

Wielding the broom, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the country biggestever cleanliness drive that is expected to cost over Rs 62,000 crore, asserting that the Swachh Bharat mission is beyond politics and inspired by patriotism.Debunking criticism that his government has been taking credit for every achievement, the Prime Minister acknowledged the efforts of all previous governments to make India clean.I am not talking politics this is beyond politics.This is inspired my patriotism not politics.We do not have to do with an eye on politics.I say that with a clean heart.If we paint this again with a brush of politics, we will again do a disservice to mother India.All the governments in this country have made one or the other effort to do this work.Several political, social and cultural organisations have made efforts in this direction.I greet all those, who have worked, Modi said in his 25minute address at Rajpath, where he formally kicked off the fiveyearlong campaign that will cover 4,041 statutory towns.