#Politics | PM Modi to Congress, leaders pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi on Dandi March anniversary

The Salt Satyagraha March, also known as the Dandi March of 1930, was a landmark event in the history of India's freedom struggle.

Mahatma Gandhi leading the Dandi March in 1930. (Express archive photo)

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From Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Cabinet colleagues to Congress leaders, politicians across the spectrum on Sunday paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on the 93rd anniversary of the start of the Dandi March.

The 24-day march from March 12 to April 5, 1930, was a tax resistance campaign against the salt monopoly of the British. It began at Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad and concluded at the coastal village of Dandi. It was based on Gandhi’s principle of non-violence, or satyagraha, and marked the start of the Civil Disobedience movement.

PM Modi said the march would be remembered as a “determined effort against various forms of injustice”. He tweeted, “I pay homage to Bapu and all those who took part in the Dandi March. This was an important event in our nation’s history.”

I pay homage to Bapu and all those who took part in the Dandi March. This was an important event in our nation’s history. It will be remembered as a determined effort against various forms of injustice.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 12, 2023

The Congress said the march “symbolised India’s quest for self-reliance”.

Ninety-three years ago, Mahatma Gandhi led the historic Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi in Gujarat. The march protested the British salt tax and symbolised India’s quest for self-reliance. pic.twitter.com/inzAXUGZGb

— Congress (@INCIndia) March 12, 2023

Tributes to our freedom fighters, who participated in Dandi March led by Mahatma Gandhi ji on this day in 1930. It was a historic non-violent protest that united the nation against oppressive British rule. With courage, determination & sacrifices, battle of independence was won.

— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) March 12, 2023

Let’s remember on this day Mahatma and congress workers who took part in the Dandi March.This was not a event but biggest step by mahatma in the history of https://t.co/5Eub75XXxo will be remembered as a determined effort against authoritarian regime .
Note-RSS was not taking 1/2 pic.twitter.com/gv49vNq5sx

— Manickam Tagore .B🇮🇳✋மாணிக்கம் தாகூர்.ப (@manickamtagore) March 12, 2023

Remembering Mahatma Gandhi ji’s historic salt satyagraha, the #DandiMarch, a peaceful non violent protest that shook the very foundation of the British Raj.

Peace and non violence cannot be defeated. pic.twitter.com/yCc0Kovogc

— Srinivas BV (@srinivasiyc) March 12, 2023

The Indian Youth Congress and INC TV shared visuals of the Dandi March, reiterating the message that “peace and non-violence cannot be defeated”.

Remembering Mahatma Gandhi ji’s historic salt satyagraha, the #DandiMarch, a peaceful non violent protest that shook the very foundation of the British Raj.

Peace and non violence cannot be defeated. pic.twitter.com/wFieAnz1Pw

— Indian Youth Congress (@IYC) March 12, 2023

Today marks the anniversary of the #DandiMarch, led by Mahatma Gandhi, which played a pivotal role in India’s struggle for independence. The march was a non-violent protest against the rigorous and oppressive British policies on salt. pic.twitter.com/xERonbCgwc

— INC TV (@INC_Television) March 12, 2023

Union ministers Hardeep Singh Puri, Anurag Thakur and G Kishan Reddy hailed the march that “put India on the road to freedom” and “remains a testament to the strength and resilience of the Indian people”.

The march in March that eventually put India on the road to freedom!
On the anniversary of the historic Dandi March, I pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi Ji & the legions of freedom fighters who joined him.
साबरमती के संत तूने कर दिया कमाल#AzadiKaAmritMahotsav #DandiMarch pic.twitter.com/NIoQpDrSzH

— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) March 12, 2023

The #DandiMarch remains a testament to the strength and resilience of the Indian people in their pursuit of freedom. On this day, let us honor the sacrifices made by Mahatma Gandhi and all those who marched alongside him. pic.twitter.com/KFW2Dksuau

— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) March 12, 2023

#ThisDay in 1930, Pujya Bapu along with others set on a peaceful march from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi to protest against British monopoly, oppression and injustice.

This was a defining moment in India’s freedom struggle which shook the foundations of the British Empire. pic.twitter.com/2HtFcyx1PL

— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) March 12, 2023

On the anniversary of the historic Dandi March, I pay homage to Gandhi Ji and all the freedom fighters who joined him in the protest against British rule.
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Their unity, devotion & courage weakened the premises of colonial roots & became a milestone in the freedom movement. pic.twitter.com/jZP0h0VNX0

— G Kishan Reddy (@kishanreddybjp) March 12, 2023

Join the nation in paying homage to the Father of the Nation – Mahatma Gandhi Ji and all those who took part in the #dandimarch #OnThisDay in 1930 to protest against the Salt Act.

Through this movement, Bapu Ji introduced the power of truth and non-violence to the world pic.twitter.com/uD04EpgdVT

— V Muraleedharan / വി മുരളീധരൻ (@VMBJP) March 12, 2023

The AAP’s Telangana unit also paid tribute to Gandhi and the march “against the British colonial empire’s tax monopoly laws.”

Remembering the non-violent civil disobedience campaign of Bapu Ji, Salt Satyagrah, on the anniversary of the start of Dandi March against the British colonial empire’s tax monopoly laws. @ArvindKejriwal @AamAadmiParty @BhagwantMann @AAPGujarat @Gopal_Italia @HasanSafin @AAPGoa pic.twitter.com/YZHyrqq61p

— AAP TELANGANA (@AAPTELANGANA) March 12, 2023