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 Today, alcohol prohibition in Gujarat is an outdated, corruption and crime breeding, short sighted law which must be systematically removed.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). 
Donors will get a summary of where & how their funds were used. Don't worry, we don't use donation money to buy booze.Shankarsinh Vaghela & the Gandhians: Hypocrisy endorsed!
What is the point behind the Gandhians supporting Shankarsinh Vaghela, who they admitted (to the MaltMarchers) is for nothing but political gain from his fasting at the Gandhi Ashram? Under the short time that the Vaghela Government was in power in 1997, they gave out more liquor shop licenses to hotels in Gujarat than any other Govt., not to mention the liquor permits given out. Would Gandhiji have supported their meddling in political games in the name of his idealogy? If Vaghela forms a Govt. tomorrow and continues on his own mockery of the prohibition by giving out more licences as he has done in the past, what will the Gandhians do? Stage a satyagraha with the Modi govt. and cry fowl over the Vaghela Govt.? Please stop this and move on. Gandhians, please realize that you will not be out of a job if prohibition is lifted, there are a lot of things Gandhiji stood for and Prohibition, in its current form, is not one of them. Gandhianism, and the idea of non violence, is a philosophy of being more moral than your enemy which induces the moral code in your oppressor to withdraw. If that is the strategy behind their actions, I ask them to rethink about who the oppressor is in this case and about their actions.
Seems to go beyond my understanding...Historically Kshatriyas have promoted and enjoyed alcohol reponsibly.Then what is Shri Vaghela trying to achieve? Political gains, especially with state elections this year it is a good effort to be back in light in the home state, But I believe he has to do this at the cost of displeasing his own community[a minority though].....Wasn't politics about Vote banks!!
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