Who Is Kashmir's Nazim? Modi's 'Friend' Who Got A Selfie Clicked With PM During Srinagar Visit

Nazim interacted with the Prime Minister during PM Modi's 'Viksit Bharat, Viksit Jammu & Kashmir' event in Srinagar.

During their interaction, he expressed his wish to take a selfie with Modi, and the PM obliged.

Source : X/@narendramodi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday posted a selfie with Kashmiri youth Nazim on social media, who impressed the prime minister with his work. PM Modi not only took a selfie with him but also referred to him as a "friend".

 

Nazim interacted with the Prime Minister during PM Modi's 'Viksit Bharat, Viksit Jammu & Kashmir' event in Srinagar. It was Modi's first visit to the Kashmir Valley since the revocation of Article 370 in August 2019.

 

During their interaction, he expressed his wish to take a selfie with Modi, and the PM obliged.

 

PM Modi took to social media platform X to share the selfie. He captioned it, "A memorable selfie with my friend Nazim. I was impressed by the good work he’s doing. At the public meeting, he requested a selfie and was happy to meet him. My best wishes for his future endeavours."

A memorable selfie with my friend Nazim. I was impressed by the good work he’s doing. At the public meeting he requested a selfie and was happy to meet him. My best wishes for his future endeavours. pic.twitter.com/zmAYF57Gbl

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 7, 2024

Who Is Nazim Nazir?

 

Nazeer was one of the few achievers selected to interact with Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his public rally at the Bakshi stadium. During the gathering in Srinagar, Nazim shared his entrepreneurial journey with Modi.

 

During the interaction, Nazeer said that he started his beekeeping venture with two boxes as a hobby but soon availed a government scheme to increase the number of boxes to 25.

"The first extraction was 75 kg which earned me Rs 60,000. I took a PMEGP loan of Rs 5 lakh and added 200 boxes. The yield was good and through online marketing, we sold around 5000 kg of honey," he said, PTI reported.

After his brand started getting recognition, he increased the number of boxes to 2000 and added 100 more youths to his beekeeping venture. "We got FPO membership in 2023. Now we earn Rs 1 lakh per stall at different exhibitions," he added.

You Have Brought 'Sweet Revolution' In The Beekeeping Sector: PM Modi

The prime minister lauded the Kashmiri youth's efforts and said that he has brought a "sweet revolution" in the beekeeping sector.

"We have heard of green revolution and white revolution but you have brought about sweet revolution," Modi said after listening to Nazeer's story.

PM Modi also suggested Nazeer use online resources to study how beekeepers in Central Asia were using different crops for rearing bees so that they get different flavours of honey, reported PTI.

"Central Asia honey is different, study it online. They rear bees in different crops for different flavours," he told Nazeer.

"You are giving direction to the youth of the country. You are becoming the strength of the country. I thank you," Modi said.