Surat, Mar 10: The ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ led by Rahul Gandhi entered the final leg of its Gujarat journey on Sunday because it headed for Bardoli in Surat the place the Congress chief will go to the historic Swaraj Ashram.
The ashram was in-built 1922 by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as his residence and served as a centre for planning and executing the Bardoli Satyagrah — a farmers’ agitation and nationalist motion in opposition to elevated taxation of cultivators by the then British colonial authorities.
Mahatma Gandhi additionally stayed on the ashram for a month in 1936 and 1941.
“At present is the 57th day of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra and the final day in Gujarat. We will likely be passing by way of Surat and Tapi districts. The spotlight at present is that round 10.30 am, Rahul Gandhi will go to the Swaraj Ashram,” senior Congress chief Jairam Ramesh stated.
In a publish on X, Ramesh stated that on Sunday morning, the yatra visited Wadhwana Reservoir close to Vadodara in Gujarat, a century outdated tank constructed by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in 1909-10.
It has since change into an necessary habitat for migratory birds within the winter. It has now been designated a Ramsar web site attributable to its significance as an ecosystem, he stated.
“Though late within the season, we managed to catch (a glimpse of) just a few birds at present,” he stated.
Near the Wadhwana Reservoir is the historic metropolis of Dabhoi.
“We noticed the Hira Bhagol, the japanese gate to the town’s fort, which dates to the reign of Siddhraj Jaisinh within the twelfth century. It’s an imposing monument, with intricate stone carvings. Sadly, many of the fortifications it used to guard now not stay,” Ramesh stated within the publish.
On Saturday, Gandhi interacted with round 70 civil society leaders working with Dalit, tribal and farmer actions throughout his mass outreach programme at Kunvarpara in Gujarat’s Narmada district.
Later, in his public tackle at Netrang in Bharuch district, Gandhi stated the caste census is a revolutionary step that can guarantee everybody’s participation in India’s wealth and establishments, and promised to take away the 50 per cent cap on reservations in instructional admissions and authorities jobs..
“Allow us to conduct an X-ray (scan) and discover out who owns the wealth of the nation, whether or not tribals maintain the wealth and the way a lot, and whether or not they’re main giant organisations. It can make all the things clear, and you’ll discover out that you’re being fooled,” he had stated as Aam Aadmi Get together candidate from Bharuch Lok Sabha seat Chaitar Vasava stood by his facet.
The 6,700-km ‘Manipur to Mumbai’ yatra entered the BJP-ruled Gujarat on Thursday from Rajasthan.
It can enter Maharashtra on Sunday night. (Businesses)
