Saturday, April 17, 2010

80th anniversary of Dandi March



Gandhinagar, March 12 (ANI): The Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee will stage a symbolic march on Friday from Sabarmati Ashram to the Kochrab Ashram to mark the 80th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's historic Dandi March.
Sources said the march has been organized to remember Mahatma Gandhi's contribution to India's freedom struggle.
Mahatma Gandhi led the Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram in protest against a British imposed salt-tax on March 12, 1930.
It was the first act of organized opposition to British rule after the call for Purna Swaraj, the declaration of independence, by the Indian National Congress.