Tushar Gandhi, the great -grandchild of Mahatma, to launch Foot March against 'Politics of Hate' in Nagpur

Tushar Gandhi, the great -grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, will start ‘Samvidhan Satyagraha Padyatra’ of De Seeksshabhoomi in Nagpur on Monday to oppose what he calls ‘politics of hate’. The foot march closes on October 2 at Sevagram Ashram in Wardha – the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, celebrated as Gandhi Jayanti in India. On Sunday, a torch march was taken out in Nagpur as part of Samvidhan Satyagraha Padayatra, head of the Maharashtra Congress, Harshwardhan Sapkal, also participated. Earlier, Gandhi said the Yatra would repeat that the votes of Mahatma Gandhi and the Constitution in the country are alive. The Rashtriya Swayamse subject Sangh (RSS) would hold its foundation day and celebration of the centenary on October 2, he said. “The Yatra will be against the politics of hatred. We will walk with the message of unity and peace, ‘he said. Congressional leader Sapkal addressed a gathering at the Torch March on Sunday, saying that the RSS Gandhian thoughts and the Constitution should accept, and “say goodbye to Nathuram God and Manusmriti”. Ramachandra Vinayak Godly, who is commonly known as Nathuram God, was a Hindu nationalist of Maharashtra who killed Mahatma Gandhi at a multi-faith prayer meeting on January 30, 1948, when Gandhi Ji visited the then Bira House in New Delhi for a prayer meeting. Sapkal claimed that the Bharatiya Janata-Party-led Mahayuti government, despite heavy rain that led in the state, had not yet submitted a report to the center, and the chief minister returned empty-handed. The Yatra will be against the politics of hatred. We will walk with the message of unity and peace. Sapkal demanded immediate and substantial assistance for the farmers concerned and warned that ministers would otherwise not be able to travel in the state. (With agency input)