The villagers of Karamsad held a rally on Sunday to protest the inclusion of Karamsad in the newly announced Anand Municipal Corporation. They also called for a shutdown (Karmasad Bandh) on Monday.

The villagers demanded that the government reconsider the decision and grant Karamsad the status of a municipal corporation or taluka. They also decided to hold protests in the coming days.

The Sardar Samman Sankalp Andolan Samiti, Karamsad, organised a rally at 10 am on Sunday to raise objection to the inclusion, demanding the government to announce the village as an independent entity, to preserve its identity as the birth place of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

The villagers believe that the identity and existence of Sardar’s Karamsad will cease to exist if it will be merged with the Anand Municipal Corporation.

They also decided to launch a signature campaign and expand the protest statewide.

Against the ‘injustice’ of the inclusion of Sardar Patel’s hometown in the Anand Municipal Corporation, all the traders were requested to down their shutters and make the bandh a success.

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