With lok Sabha elections coming closer, the Congress is gearing up to check BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s quest to Delhi. Senior Congress leaders in Gujarat will travel across the length and breadth of Gujarat as part of ‘Sadachar Yatra’ to highlight the UPA Government’s achievements in almost one decade.
Sadachar Yatra will kick-start from January 7 and will concluded on January 23 in five phases from different locations. The proposed yatra will cover nearly 5000 km distance and pass through all Gujarat districts and more than 200 tehsils.
Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Arjun Modhvadia will initiate the yatra from Mahatma Gandhi’s birth place Porbander on Tuesday.
Modhvadia, who also hails from Porbander will travel 1470 km in five districts of Saurashtra region that include Porbander, Junagadh, Gir Somnath, Amreli and Bhavnagar.
Former leader of Opposition Shaktisinh Gohil will start travelling on Wednesday from Naliya town in Kutch. Under Gohil, the yatra would cover 1115 km and pass through five districts of Western Gujarat including Kutch, Morbi, Jamnagar and Rajkot.
“During the yatra, there would be public meetings, and get-togethers in which the Congress leaders will compare achievements of the UPA Government with that of the NDA Government. We will tell the people what both the Governments gave to Gujarat. Besides, being responsible Opposition in Gujarat, our party would listen people's problem and also tell them reasons for their suffering," said Gohil.
"Apart from senior Congress leaders, local MlAs, MPs, presidents of district Panchayats, corporators, office bearers of Municipalities and corporations and other elected members of the party would attend the Yatra. Besides, various NGOs would also participate in it," said Gujarat congress spokesperson Manish Doshi.
Former GPCC president Siddharth Patel will lead third phase from Tharad in North Gujarat which would conclude at Vadodara after covering 1116 km distance. Under Patel, the Yatra will pass through Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Mahisagar, Dahod, Panchmahal, Chhota Udepur, Vadodara districts. leader of opposition in Gujarat Assembly Shankersinh Vaghela would cover Mehsana, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Kheda and Anand districts in the fourth phase.
The fifth and final phase of Yatra will start on 19th January under Union Minister of State for tribal affairs Tushar Chaudhary. He would cover 490 km passing through Valsad, Dang, Tapi and Surat districts in the South Gujarat region.
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At a time Congress is all set to start 'Sadachar Yatra' to strengthen its base in the State, more than 1000 youth congress workers including dozen youth Congress leaders joined saffron brigade on Sunday in Ahmedabad. In view of All India Congress Committee (AICC) vice president Rahul Gandhi's constant efforts to woo youngsters in Congress's fold, especially in Gujarat to counter Modi, the development is being seen as major dent to the party. BJP leaders Shankerbhia Chaudhary and Gujarat BJP Yuva Morcha president Pradeepsinh Vaghela welcomed them at BJP's Gujarat headquarters.
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