Can t judge Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: Anupam Kher

Mumbai Oct 2 (IANS) As Bollywood celebrated the Rashtriya Swachhta Diwas here to mark the 148th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi actor Anupam Kher criticised those finding faults with the government s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and called for contribution instead of judgements.

Celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan and Kailash Kher were also present at the event.

Asked whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi s initiative is working or not Kher said: "You can t judge a campaign like this in terms of whether it is working or not... I think this is a revolution and things like these take time to gather momentum.

"But we are witnessing the result right now in our country we are here organising such a massive event and Amitabh Bachchan is participating in it so it speaks for itself on the success level.

"So rather than pointing out things which are lacking I think contributing would go a long way."

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan that aims for a cleaner and more hygienic India has been one of the key initiatives of the Modi government. The cleanliness drive was launched on October 2 2014 to mark the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Kher also cited his recent experience of working with a crew to clean a busy street of Juhu.

"I would see this pile of garbage every day on my way to work right in front of shops on the main road itself. I tried to talk to people and shopkeepers to have it clean but things didn t work out.

"So I cleaned it myself. And I agree with what Amitabh Bachchan said you re always a little hesitant to make a clean place dirty which is very true. I can keep my ten yards clean I am sure we Indians owe that much to our country " he said.

Contribute towards cleanliness and also pay special attention to toilets for females especially in smaller cities and towns added Kher.

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