NEW DELHI: The government on Friday objected to United Nations special rapporteur (UNSR) Leo Heller 's comment that Mahatma Gandhi's lenses seen on Swachh Bharat promotions should be "replaced" by "human rights lenses". Heller had said, "Everywhere I went, I saw the logo of the Clean India Mission - Gandhi's glasses. In its third year of implementation, now is a time to replace the lens of those glasses with the human rights lens. "Lodging its protest, the drinking water and sanitation ministry said in a release that the Mahatma was the foremost proponent of human rights, including for sanitation, his unique and special focus. "Gandhiji's glasses, the unique logo of the Swachh Bharat Mission, epitomises core human rights principles," the ministry said.The international expert had found fault in the Swachhta drive saying it did not comply with "human rights principles".

Source: Times of India November 11, 2017 01:52 UTC