With less than a month left for the Lok Sabha elections 2019 results, political leaders are leaving no stone unturned to woo voters.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi filed his nomination from Varanasi on Friday after a mega 6-km long roadshow from Banaras Hindu University to Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi. He then performed Ganga aarti at the Ghat.

Talking exclusively to Aaj Tak, Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about cleaning river Ganga and how long it will take to clean the river completely.

When asked how long it will take to clean Ganga, the Prime Minister cited the example of Sabarmati river.

He said, "Once I went to Sabarmati where Mahatma Gandhiji took crucial decisions for the nation. I saw circus tents were erected at Sabarmati and children were playing cricket there. Today, after my initiatives, Sabarmati has changed so much."

Prime Minister Modi added that the situation of Ganga worsened when we made water just a chemical formula H2O and stopped treating it like a mother.

"Water should also be a festival. In the past, water bodies were worshipped. Had these Left liberals treated Ganga like mother, nobody would have polluted the river," he said.

In the exclusive interview to Aaj Tak, PM Modi said, "Indians considered Ganga to be so holy that it would wash sins. Throwing trash into Ganga should be stopped. Sewage should not flow into Ganga. I have focussed on that, the results are there to see," PM Modi said.

When Aaj Tak asked him if the first phase of cleaning Ganga is completed, he said he is going in the right direction.

He said, "A recent conference on water in London recognised the good work done on cleaning up Ganga. They gave an award too. I am very happy that we are on the right track. Nobody can claim a single person can undo all the damage done over the years is such a small time. We are going in the right direction."

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