Amit Shah unveils 12-ft tall Charkha, museum at CP

BJP national president Amit Shah on Sunday unveiled the Large Steel Charkha and Heritage Charkha Museum – consisting 14 vintage charkhas – at Palika Bazar Park in Delhi's Connaught Place, amid much fervour and gaiety.

Hailing the initiative, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a special message to Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) chairman, said: "As Mahatma Gandhi himself believed, the Charkha is a symbol of our Swaraj and self-reliance."

"The museum and the monument for the Charkha in the national Capital will be a proud tribute to the Charkha's historic importance in our nation. This will economically empower the lives of several weavers associated with the Khadi industry," the Prime Minister's message stated.

Meanwhile, Shah said that since time immemorial, the Charkha had been a "symbol of economic empowerment of our nation".

"It is really a commendable job on the part of KVIC and NDMC (New Delhi Municipal Council) that both organisations have come up with a novel mission with an economic model to promote tourism. I hope that the spinning wheel would symbolise the mission of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Make in India'."

Mirroring similar views, Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprised Kalraj Mishra said that the Charkha would script the story of economic independence of India in coming days.

NDMC Chairperson Naresh Kumar said that the Charkha not only symbolises the vision of the New Delhi area, but also preserves the values and rich heritage of India's composite culture.