The Gandhi Smarak project at Bhimrad village in Surat will be completed in two years. The first phase of the project, being built at a cost of Rs 13 crore, will be completed soon. Read more about the historic importance of the project linked to the Dandi March.
"It was a brave decision to step into the middle of a carnage and it was certainly well thought out if not an audacious plan. The ripple effect of more heinous rioting in Kolkata would have been disastrous for the entire country," said Dr Kingshuk Chatterjee of Calcutta University s department of history who has specialised in political Islam.
The Pune trust’s petition says that although IPC sections 499 and 500 deal with defamation, their scope is limited when it comes to historical figures.
Ahead of the 'Sankalp Satyagraha' by the Congress party at the Raj Ghat on Sunday, party leader KC Venugopal alleged that they have been refused permission to hold the protest march.