Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh: With only 23 days left for the Lok Sabha polls, local markets are flooded with enthusiasm for the ‘festival of democracy.’
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Days after Sarees featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi stormed the markets, Modi and Gandhi jackets have become the new trend among people.
When fashion met politics in Jabalpur, these Bandhgala jackets with PM Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi’s bust shots printed on them became the latest rage in the city’s market.
Ahead of the national elections, the cream-coloured vest coats have become more than just a piece of garment. These are a political statement for the local people of the city.
Speaking to ANI, Saral Jain, a local resident who loves to flaunt his Modi jacket, said, “We saw that PM Modi has illuminated the country’s name throughout the world. We are wearing this jacket because we also want to cooperate with the Prime Minister.”
Meanwhile, Sharad Chandra Upadhyay, who sported Rahul Gandhi printed jacket said, “Rahul represents the young leadership of India and this jacket has his face on it. That is why I am wearing it. Congress lives in my heart.”
This is not the first occurrence wherein Indian politics and textile industry underwent a fusion.
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Earlier this month, in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara, which is known as the textile hub of India, women, as a gesture of extending support to the Indian Army, draped air strike themed sarees, replicating the strikes on terror launch pads in Pakistan’s Balakot.
The sarees featured the face of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with a group of armed Indian Army personnel, while another portion of the dress had imprints of fighter jets.
In a similar instance where a saree with faces of PM Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah was spotted in display on a dummy outside a shop in Jaipur, on March 9.
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