📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / India Post, Government of India
Politics
BJP State President Promotes Local Crafts, Buys Diyas from Street Vendor
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 08 Nov 2026, 03:36 PM
👁 2
During Diwali, BJP state president Hemant Khandekar stopped at a sidewalk shop in Baitul to buy diyas from a local potter, urging shoppers to support Indian artisans.
Hemant Khandekar, the BJP state president, visited a sidewalk shop in Baitul on the eve of Diwali.
There he purchased diyas from a local potter, a small-scale artisan who crafts the traditional lamps.
During the brief stop, Khandekar addressed the crowd in the market, urging shoppers to think about the origin of the goods they buy and to consider supporting Indian makers.
His gesture highlighted the importance of buying locally-made products and the role of small artisans in sustaining the economy.
There he purchased diyas from a local potter, a small-scale artisan who crafts the traditional lamps.
During the brief stop, Khandekar addressed the crowd in the market, urging shoppers to think about the origin of the goods they buy and to consider supporting Indian makers.
His gesture highlighted the importance of buying locally-made products and the role of small artisans in sustaining the economy.