Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Congress on Thursday made announced a 60-day state-wide Jan Akrosh Yatra aimed at highlighting issues concerning farmers, youth, small traders and marginalized communities.

State Congress President Amit Chavda said the yatra will commence on November 21 from Dhima in North Gujarat and will cover 7 districts, 40 talukas and 12 cities in its first phase. The initial leg of the campaign is expected to cover 1,100 kilometers, concluding at Bechraji Temple on December 3.

Chavda said the yatra reflects the party’s “resolve to free Gujarat and Gujaratis from fear, hunger and corrupt rule,” adding that Congress leaders will travel across all four zones of the state.

The Congress leadership said the yatra will strongly raise demands related to

-Farmers’ distress and issues resulting from “wrong land surveys,” with a promise to cancel disputed surveys and deliver justice to cultivators.

-A push for farm loan waiver and a stronger support system for farmers affected by adverse conditions.

-Opposition to rising privatization in education, forcing youth “to spend lakhs” for college and school studies.

-A pledge to end paper leaks and irregularities in government recruitment exams.

-Filling of vacant government posts through permanent recruitment to ensure “the right to employment” for the youth.

Chavda said a Congress government would abolish the fixed-pay, contract and outsourcing system, introducing “equal pay for equal work.”

He also accused the state of being under the grip of “land, mining, education and medical mafias,” promising to end such networks and restore transparency.

The party outlined a broad social agenda, including:

-Ensuring social justice and equitable access to resources for SC, ST, OBC, Minority and EWS communities.

-Providing tribal families with water, forest and land (Jal-Jungle-Jameen) rights.

-Guaranteeing minimum wages and enforcing the rights of workers and laborers.

-Strengthening law and order amid rising “menace of alcohol, drugs and open murders.”

-Making Gujarat malnutrition-free.

-Exposing corruption in co-operative dairies and banks to ensure justice for cattle rearers and rural families.

Calling the yatra a movement for “change where the government does not agree,” Chavda said it marks the beginning of the Congress’s long-term campaign leading up to the 2027 state elections.

“We are starting this journey with the resolve for change,” he said. “We will protect the constitutional rights and dignity of Gujaratis.”