Amit Shah Urges Women To Stop Using Plastic Bags To Save Environment
AHMEDABAD: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday appealed to women not to use plastic bags to help protect the environment and suggested that they carry cloth bags, which are long-lasting, for shopping. Mr Shah said though the women may look somewhat "old fashioned" carrying the cloth bags, but such an initiative would help in saving the earth from plastic pollution. He said the Centre was also considering strong steps to stop the production of 'single-use' plastic. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken a resolve of Swachh Bharat (clean India). But, plastic is the "biggest hindrance" in realising that vision, he said addressing a gathering in Ahmedabad. "That is why our PM, in his Independence Day speech, urged the citizens to take up a movement against plastic from October 2 (Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary)," Shah said. "I urge all the women to stop the use of plastic bags while going out for shopping. Instead, the