Rajasthan: Congress leader Ashok Gehlot leads silent march on 'Dandi March' anniversary

Rajasthan: Congress leader Ashok Gehlot leads silent march on 'Dandi March' anniversary

Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Thursday led a silent march organised by Bharat Seva Sansthan to commemorate the anniversary of the 1930 'Dandi March'.

March to Dandi: The Salt Protest That Shook an Empire

‎ ‎On March 12, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi stepped out of Sabarmati Ashram with a small group of followers and a simple but radical plan: to challenge British authority over something as basic as salt. What began as a quiet march toward the coastal village of Dandi would become one of the most powerful acts of civil disobedience in modern history and a defining moment in India’s struggle for freedom.‎The protest targeted the colonial government’s salt…