- The Mangarh Dham, a memorial for around 1,500 tribals massacred by the British army in 1913, is located in the the district on the Gujarat-Rajasthan border, a region with a large tribal population.
- The gathering of tribals and forest dwellers in 1913 in Mangarh against the British Raj was being led by social reformer Govind Guru.
- Not only Gujarat, the programme on November 1 could even bolster the party’s popularity among the community in Madhya Pradesh
- Even the aggressive AAP has fielded many former BTP leaders as candidates after breaking ties with it.
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JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD, OCT 24
Aiming to penetrate the Main Opposition party Congress’s fortress well guarded by teacher-turned-tribal MLA Anand Patel in Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched various welfare measures worth crores for tribals from Patel’s native village.
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While the BTP led by Chhottubhai Vasava has only 2 MLAs in the present Assembly in Gujarat, Congress is dominating with most of the tribal seats. Tribals are a force to reckon with 27 Assembly constituencies.
Even the aggressive AAP has fielded many former BTP leaders as candidates after breaking ties with it.
Now, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Mangarh Dham in Rajasthan’s Banswara district next week will help the BJP in assembly elections in neighbouring Gujarat as well as in this state next year, particularly in wooing the tribal community, party leaders said.
The Mangarh Dham, a memorial for around 1,500 tribals massacred by the British army in 1913, is located in the the district on the Gujarat-Rajasthan border, a region with a large tribal population. Elections in Gujarat, dates for which are yet to be announced, are scheduled to be held in two months.
The Congress government in Rajathan has been demanding that the dham be declared a monument of national importance, with Chief Minister Ashok Ghelot in a recent meeting, saying he has written twice to Prime Minister Modi about the status to the memorial. This would be a “true” tribute to Govind Guru, Gehlot had said. The gathering of tribals and forest dwellers in 1913 in Mangarh against the British Raj was being led by social reformer Govind Guru.
BJP Rajasthan president Satish Poonia said that people from the tribal community in the state will participate in the programme in large numbers and claimed Modi is likely to make “some announcements”.
Not only Gujarat, the programme on November 1 could even bolster the party’s popularity among the community in Madhya Pradesh which like the desert state will go to polls next year and has a large tribal population, BJP leaders said.
The prime minister’s visit to the tribal region will give a boost to the party, a BJP leader said, while one of his party colleagues claimed it will have an impact on assembly constituencies in northern parts of Gujarat where polls are going to be held. “The assembly elections in Rajasthan are due later next year and the prime minister’s visit will certainly give a boost to the party in the tribal region,” the leader asserted.
The programme is being held to give respect to the unsung heroes, Union Minister of State for Culture and senior BJP leader from Rajasthan Arjun Ram Meghwal said.