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Congress plans 'Gandhi Sandesh Yatra' in Gujarat
- To spread Mahatma Gandhi's message, the Gujarat Congress has decided to organise a march to Sabarmati from two places -- one from Porbandar, his place of birth, and the other from Dandi, famous for the 'salt satyagrah'.
- The march will start on September 27 and culminate on October 2 at the Sabarmati Ashram.
- Termed as the 'Gandhi Sandesh Yatra', the march was aimed at spreading the ideologies and ethos of Gandhi on the occasion of his 150th birth anniversary, said a Gujarat Congress leader.
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- Arjun Modwadia, senior Congress leader, said during the 400-km Porbandar-Sabarmati march, meetings would be organised in most towns and villages.