comes, ironically, from Gandhi's Dandi March (also called Salt March) 75 years ago, which protested the salt laws of the British rule in India. Gandhi, who also said that you have the duty to disobey unjust laws, was the chief proponent of an alcohol-free India. One of our objectives is to make a case that the context under which Gandhi instituted prohibition is not valid today. Today, alcohol prohibition in Gujarat is an outdated, corruption and crime breeding, short sighted law which must be systematically removed. Keeping up with Bapu's spirit, the Maltmarch community plans to march to the Sachivalay and have a drink in defiance of the prohibition law (date undecided). 
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Hypocrisy & Liquor in Gujarat
If you read the Gujarat newspapers you would feel that politicians in Gujarat are very ethical people championing the cause of prohibition.
Far from it.
We in India have a tradition of Public posturing while our actions privately are diametrically opposite. This applies more to our politicians who posture as paragons of good virtues. For the citizens of Gujarat its imperative to have leaders who apply their personal principles to politics. I am hoping to see a leader who publicly acknowledges that he is fond of the good stuff. Political hypocrisy should be exposed & people can make up their own mind about prohibition. Some laws made in the late 1800s actually ban kite flying. Every mature society should review its social order & laws every few years.
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