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Modi and Gandhis to battle for the Mahatma's legacy on October 2

PM to launch campaign against 'single use plastic'; Congress to take out padyatras to rededicate itself to Mahatma's ideals

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Archis Mohan New Delhi
The battle for the legacy of the Mahatma will be fought on the country's street corners and markets on October 2.

If Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a campaign by doing shramdaan, or voluntary labour, against 'single use plastic' to mark the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of the Mahatma on October 2, the members of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty of the Congress, along with its other leaders, will organise padyatras to commemorate the occasion.

If the PM has tried to turn the Mahatma into an icon of his 'Swachh Bharat', or clean India, campaign since 2014, the Congress party will highlight that