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Ahmedabad, Gujarat
DeshGujarat reports

Shankarsinh vadhela, Gujarat’s ex chief minister and union textile minister today marched from Kohrab Ashram to Sabarmati Gandhi ashram with his supporters in Ahmedbad to protest against Gujarat government’s new policy to release liquor prohibition from sez areas to attract investment.

Politicaly Gujarat state was established in 1960 and since then there is a prohibition policy in whole state. Needy people and foreign guests are given permits but other than them nobody can legally consume liquor in Gujarat.

Recently Gujarat government gave discounts in prohibition policy and discounted, different policy of prohibition was announced for SEZ areas. Congress had immediately declared it’s strong protest against this decision and agitation was announced. But after the announcement Congress party did not do anything in this regard for almost three weeks. May be Congress party in Gujarat was busy welcoming Sonia Gandhi who visited the state for a rally.

Lately in the last week of the month Shankarsinh Vaghela announced his march from Kochrab Ashram to Sabarmati Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedbad with his supporters against the state government’s decision. Shankarsinh is now sitting on fast outside the Gandhi ashram for 52 hours.

Shankarsinh is known for jam packed rally which can block the roads and which can impress the media. He showed his strength once upon a time in Ramlila ground (near Subhash Bridge) when he formed his own party RJP and also at a time when he organized his pet Shaktidal’s rally. But today, there were not as much people in this leader’s rally. At one spot rally could be witnessed for five to six minutes only. This was its length. Vehicles could easily pass aside the rally in a same lane of the road. When he sat at a footpath outside the Kochrab ashram, less than 600 people were there with him.

Releasing discounts in liquor prohibition policy for SEZ areas is controversial decision by Gujarat government and when Shankarsinh announced an agitation, section of people who supports prohibition were happy, but Shankarsinh’s rally today, however was not as impressive as it should be as huge strength of people could not be seen and zeal of fighting against a government was found missing.