SURAT: ‘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 inbuilt 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. “Today is the 57th day of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra and the last day in Gujarat. We will be passing through Surat and Tapi districts. The highlight today is that around 10.30 am, Rahul Gandhi will visit 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X, Ramesh stated that on Sunday morning, the yatra visited Wadhwana Reservoir close to Vadodara in Gujarat, a century outdated tank constructed by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in 1909-10.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 essential habitat for migratory birds within the winter. It has now been designated a Ramsar website as a result of its significance as an ecosystem, he stated. “Although late in the season, we managed to catch (a glimpse of) a few birds today,” he stated. Near the Wadhwana Reservoir is the historic metropolis of Dabhoi. “We saw the Hira Bhagol, the eastern gate to the city’s fort, which dates to the reign of Siddhraj Jaisinh in the 12th century. It is an imposing monument, with intricate stone carvings. Unfortunately, most of the fortifications it used to protect no longer remain,” 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 deal with 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.. “Let us conduct an X-ray (scan) and find out who owns the wealth of the country, whether tribals hold the wealth and how much, and whether they are leading large organisations. It will make everything clear, and you will find out that you are being fooled,” he had stated as Aam Aadmi Social gathering 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’s going to enter Maharashtra on Sunday night.
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