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Live news on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Mohandas Karamchand ‘Mahatma’ Gandhi, on October 2, 2018
NH Photo by Vishwadeepak Congress President Rahul Gandhi with UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi at Wardha on October 2, 2018
Follow for live updates on news and events on October 2, 2018, the 150th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who was born in Porbandar, Gujarat on October 2, 1869
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, whose non-violent struggle along with millions of freedom fighters and common citizens led to India attaining freedom from colonial British rule in 1947, was dubbed 'Mahatma', or great soul, in the early 20th century during his sojourn in South Africa, and remains renowned and revered far beyond India's shores
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary at Rajghat in Delhi and attend programmes related to sanitation and renewable energy
READ: The Congress leadership is set to launch its poll campaign at Gandhiji's Wardha ashram
Congress President Rahul Gandhi is expected to present an alternative political and economic vision for the country, based on Gandhian principles, from Sevagram, ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha election
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The world's biggest 'charkha' or spinning wheel will be unveiled outside Sevagram Ashram complex, announced Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar
Maharashtra government to release 101 prisoners from various jails, including from Mumbai's Arthur Road Central and Raigad's Taloja Central Jail on Gandhi Jayanti
Delhi Police have imposed restrictions in East Delhi to prevent farmers, who have been marching from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, from gathering at Gandhi ji's samadhi, Rajghat
The Delhi Police has imposed prohibitory orders for one week in East Delhi in the wake of proposed protest by thousands of farmers, who are marching towards Delhi to gather at Rajghat here on Tuesday to press the Centre to concede their demands.
The Bharatiya Kisan Union-led Kisan Kranti Yatra, which started from Haridwar in Uttarakhand on September 23, has reached Ghaziabad and farmer leader Naresh Tikait said they are determined to enter Delhi.
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READ: Gandhi ji’s minimalist Sevagram to give way to a ₹266 crore project
The very people who refused to acknowledge Mahatma Gandhi’s role in India’s freedom struggle and lusted for his blood are, now, unabashedly trying to cash in on his political brand value
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READ: Vignettes from the life of Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi
Vignettes from the life of Mahatma Gandhi, from National Herald on Sunday’s special issue on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, October 2, 2018
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Vice President Venkaiah Naidu greets citizens on occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, says his ideals of non-violence, truthfulness and religious tolerance will always remain at the core of our democratic system
President Ram Nath Kovind pays homage to Bapu on #GandhiJayanti, says let us rededicate ourselves to the values espoused by Mahatma Gandhi — peace, fraternity, harmony and inclusive national development
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee pays homage to Gandhiji; announces setting up of a university, dedicated to Gandhiji, in Purba Medinipur district
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee pays homage to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his birth anniversary
President Ram Nath Kovind remembers former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri ji on his birth anniversary, hails his role in the shaping of the Green Revolution
Congress President Rahul Gandhi pays tribute at Rajghat on Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary; reports ANI
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversaries
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu remembers former Prime Minster and great son of the soil Lal Bahadur Shastri on his birth anniversary today; says Shastri gave India a courageous leadership
Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversaries
Union Minister of Railways and Coal Piyush Goyal says let's remember and cherish the values Pujya Bapu left for our country; tweets mural of the Father of the Nation outside Mumbai's Churchgate Station; remembers the great freedom fighter and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri
Read National Herald on Sunday's special issue on the occasion of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in Delhi; reports ANI
UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi pays tribute at Rajghat in Delhi on the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi; reports ANI
“An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind” — Baramati MP and NCP leader Supriya Sule remembers Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary
Union Minister for Textiles Smriti Irani pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversaries
Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh congratulates people of Punjab as Punjab declared 100% Open Defecation Free in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Urban; the 4th state in India and only state outside North East to achieve this feat; calls it a real tribute to Bapu
"Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.’ RJD leader and Bihar Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhiji
Union Minister for Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversaries
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan pays tribute to Bapu ji
Congress President Rahul Gandhi: "Gandhiji is not an immobile statue, he is a living set of ideas and values flowing through India. Truth and non-violence, which he lived for and was killed for are the foundation of our country. True patriots must protect them"
Statue of Mahatma Gandhi vandalised by miscreants in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh on Gandhi Jayanti; reports ABP News
School students participate in a programme organised on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti, in Chennai on October 1, 2018
PETA activists demonstrate to press for strengthening animal laws, quoting a famous saying by Mahatma Gandhi on the ethical treatment of animals; on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti, in New Delhi on Oct 1, 2018
Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, hails his continuous fight for farmers, the poor, women, Scheduled Castes and rural masses
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweets tribute to Mahatma Gandhi; says we all have an opportunity to make Bapu ji's dream come true
Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Jayant Chaudhary pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi
Home Minister Rajnath Singh pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversaries
READ: Director of National Gandhi Museum A Annamalai: “Gandhi never belonged to any government; Gandhi belongs to the people”
Most issues facing India today, asserts the Director of National Gandhi Museum, are direct manifestation of centralisation of political power and economy, which must change for the collective good
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Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy says Mahatma Gandhi's "path of non-violence, freedom struggle, religious harmony relevant even today; India's secularism is surviving against communal forces because of Gandhi's teachings"
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, says "Bapu's life, philosophy, ideals and principles will continue to guide us in difficult times"
Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik and CM Yogi Adityanath paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi in Lucknow; reports ANI
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi; says the only weapons to save this country from hatred, violence and communalism is Gandhi ji's teachings on truth and non-violence
Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, "who gave us freedom through non-violence", and Lal Bahadur Shastri who taught us to respect the soldier and the farmer, on their birth anniversaries
Naresh Tikait, President, Bharatiya Kisan Union asks why farmers' march was stopped at UP-Delhi border. "The rally was proceeding in a disciplined manner. If we don't tell our government about our problems then whom do we tell? Do we go to Pakistan or Bangladesh?; reports ANI
Prohibitory orders in East Delhi to prevent farmer's Kisan Kranti Yatra from entering the capital; Police personnel using water cannons to stop the protestors, according to News18
Police uses water cannons to disperse protesters, reports ABP News
"These are motivated protests. Farmers who are genuine are not questioning us", says Minister of State for Agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat; reports News18
"This Govt has not fulfilled the promises it made to farmers, so it is all but natural that farmers would protest. It is unfortunate and we fully support the farmers," says Samajwadi chief Akhilesh Yadav; reports ANI
UP Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi claims to News18 that "No other Govt has worked as much as Narendra Modi Govt did in the last 4 years for farmers"
Police action against farmers comes on birth anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri, who coined the slogan "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan"
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal says, "It is everyone's Delhi, why are the farmers being stopped from entering? They should be allowed, this is wrong" reports News18
Angry #farmers ask 'are we terrorists?'; reports ABP News
A farmer from Aligarh was shot at while protesters were heading towards Delhi with hundreds of tractor-trolleys and private vehicles; reports News18
Rashtriya Lok Dal supports the farmers' protests
The government is not able to give MSP on any crop. In past 4 years, more than 50,000 farmers have committed suicide and most of them have been in in BJP-ruled states, says former UP CM Akhilesh YADAV; Reports News18
Violence by security forces is unacceptable, says CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury, The only way to save the farmers is to remove the Govt in power. Narendra Modi Govt is anti-farmer; reports News 18
The country can see the pain of farmers, and it will vote against the Narendra Modi Govt and throw them out, says Congress leader Randeep Surjewala; reports New18
Don't farmers have the right to tell the Centre that they are pushing them towards suicide and instead of listening, this government is doing ‘lathi charge’ on them, says Congress leader Randeep Surjewala; reports News18
"On birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Modi govt has shown that it is no different from the pre-independence British govt in India. British govt then used to exploit the farmers and today Modi govt is firing tear gas shells at farmers", Randeep Surjewala, Congress tells ANI
Meeting between farmer leaders and Rajnath Singh on at his Akbar Road residence. This is after violent clashes at Delhi-Ghazipur border with police when farmers wanted to go to Rajghat to continue their protests; reports The Hindu
Congress extends support to to Kisan Kranti Yatra. Senior Congress leaders to join farmers’ stir tomorrow; reports News18
"We are really thankful to Rahul Gandhi if he wants to stand with the farmers of our nation but we will only return after our demands are fulfilled," farmers tell News18
Congress Working Committee passes resolution in Sevagram, Maharashtra reaffirming adoption of the principles and thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi, and of former Congress PM Lal Bahadur Shastri's 'Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan' slogan
"Centre agrees to 7 out of 9 demands raised by protesting farmers. No consensus on farm loan waiver and Swaminathan recommendation," reports News18
Congress President Rahul Gandhi is addressing a public rally after the Congress Working Committee meeting concluded in Wardha, Maharashtra
Congress President Rahul Gandhi speaking in Wardha, asks PM Narendra Modi why he gave the ₹30,000 crore Rafale contract to his friend
Congress President Rahul Gandhi asks PM Narendra Modi why the experienced, state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited did not get the ₹30,000 crore Rafale contract
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Published: 02 Oct 2018, 6:59 AM IST