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Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s decision to hold the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in Ahmedabad on February 28, the first time in Gujarat in nearly 60 years, is replete with symbolism. The venue, the Sardar Patel National Memorial, is significant.
“Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel started their political work in Gujarat. It’s Gandhiji’s 150th birth anniversary. The BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) tried to appropriate them as its icons but its claim is confined to putting up statues and not adopting their thoughts,” said Arjun Modhwadia, former Gujarat Congress president. Jitu Patel, state Congress vice-president, said: “The CWC will reinforce
“Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel started their political work in Gujarat. It’s Gandhiji’s 150th birth anniversary. The BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) tried to appropriate them as its icons but its claim is confined to putting up statues and not adopting their thoughts,” said Arjun Modhwadia, former Gujarat Congress president. Jitu Patel, state Congress vice-president, said: “The CWC will reinforce
