Kshatriya Dharma Rath Yatra

As the second phase of 'Kshatriya Asmita Andolan' has begun in Rajkot, the people of the community, in large numbers, are set to visit five Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat to appeal to people to vote against the BJP.

Dharma Rath Yatra

Asmita Rath

The Kshatriya Dharma Rath Yatra flagged off on Apr 24 amid cries of ‘Jai Bhavani’ and a luxury car, which has turned into ‘Asmita Rath’ adorned with a flag, tilak, and garland—on the premises of Ashapura temple on Palace Road in Rajkot.

The Dharma Rath is set to pass through religious places in Dwarka-Jamnagar, Rajkot, Kutch, Bhavnagar, and Surendranagar.

In the core committee meeting of Kshatriya on Apr 24, four public meetings named ‘Mahasammelan’ across various districts have been scheduled between Apr 27 and May 2.

The Mahasammelan will commence in Mehsana’s Visnagar on Apr 27, followed by Bardoli on Apr 28. The other two public meetings are about to set off in Anand on Gujarat’s foundation day (May 1), while the last Mahasammelan will be held in Jamnagar on May 2.

The Kshatriya leaders refused the speculations of Kshatriyas involved in any settlement with the BJP, calling it ‘false’ and an ‘effort to divide Kshatriyas’.

BJP’s defeat in over 10 Lok Sabha seats

The Kshatriya protest aims at the BJP’s defeat in the epicentre of the controversy—Rajkot and other Lok Sabha seats including Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Bharuch, Surendranagar, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, and Kutch.

It all began with a derogatory remark that Parshottam Rupala made about erstwhile kings, which flared the agitation from the Kshatriya community, prompting a state-wide protest against defeating not only Rupala but also the BJP.

Meanwhile, Junagadh BJP president Kirit Patel, another Patidar leader, commented on erstwhile kings and their queens, adding fuel to the flame of Kshatriya agitation.

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