- The 1,100-km-long “Azadi Gaurav Yatra” will cover five Gujarat districts in the first ten days and will conclude at Rajghat, Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial in New Delhi, on June 1
NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, APRIL 5
With an aim to showcase the role played by the party in India’s freedom struggle and its contribution in nation building post-independence, the Congress will launch a 60-day ‘padyatra’ from Gandhi Ashram here in Gujarat on Wednesday, April 6, it was announced on Tuesday.
आजादी गौरव यात्रा 6 अप्रैल से 1 जून तक 1100 कि.मी. का सफर तय कर 60 दिन में दिल्ली पहुंचेगी।
वर्तमान समय में फैलाई जा रही नफरत के खिलाफ एकजुटता दिखाकर शांति का संदेश देगी।
आइये हम सब मिलकर इस यात्रा को सफल बनायें।@INCIndia @CongressSevadal @INCGujarat pic.twitter.com/DtNwTiscv7
— Dr. Raghu Sharma (@RaghusharmaINC) April 5, 2022
The 1,100-km-long “Azadi Gaurav Yatra” will cover five Gujarat districts in the first ten days and will conclude at Rajghat, Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial in New Delhi, on June 1, party leaders said here.
The event is being organised to commemorate 75 years of India’s independence and more than 1,000 trained volunteers will join the yatra, they said.
ભારતની સ્વતંત્રતાની ૭૫મી વર્ષગાંઠ ઉજવણી નિમિતે “આઝાદી ગૌરવ યાત્રા” આવતીકાલે તા. ૦૬ એપ્રિલ, બુધવારે, સવારે 08:00 વાગે, ખેત ભવન, સાબરમતી ગાંધી આશ્રમ ખાતે થી પ્રસ્થાન થશે. આપ સૌ કાર્યકર ભાઈ-બહેનો, આગેવાનો સાથે સફેદ વસ્ત્ર પરિધાનમાં મોટી સંખ્યામાં યાત્રામાં જોડાવા સાદર આમંત્રણ. pic.twitter.com/DNImKrKFFc
— Gujarat Congress (@INCGujarat) April 5, 2022
“The role of the Congress party in independence will be presented through tabloids during the “Azadi Gaurav Yatra” in five districts of Gujarat. There will also be a glimpse of contribution made by the Congress party since independence,” said Lalji Desai, Chief Organiser, Congress Seva Dal.
Mahatma Gandhi gave up his life in pursue of his dream of an India free from hate and injustice.
In the Azadi Gaurav Yatra, the whole nation will unite and make India the nation he envisioned. pic.twitter.com/feEs3nGlTg
— Congress (@INCIndia) April 5, 2022
The yatra will be marked by cultural events, including traditional performances by local artists.
“In order to connect with different communities, food collected from donors during the trip will be stored with the idea of “Anna Mile To Man Mile.” (connecting hearts through food),” he told reporters.
The place where the night camp will be pitched during the 10-day yatra within Gujarat, a programme, “Ek Sham Shahido Ke Naam”, will be organised to honour those who made sacrifices for the country, Desai said.
Throughout the march, leaflets on the prologue of the Constitution will be handed over to citizens with the slogan, “Save the Constitution”.
“Azadi Gaurav Yatra” will be flagged off from Gandhi Ashram at Sabarmati in Ahmedabad by AICC in-charge for Gujarat Raghu Sharma, Gujarat Congress president Jagdish Thakor and party MLA and Leader of Opposition Sukhram Rathwa, among other leaders.
The programme aims to establish direct connect with over 3 lakh people in the first 10 days when it passes through five Gujarat districts, the party said in a statement.
