A public interest litigation petition (PIL) has been filed before the Gujarat High Court by Tushar Gandhi, great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi challenging the proposed redevelopment of the Sabarmati Ashram..The Leaflet reported that the PIL claimed the proposed project is diametrically opposed to the personal wishes of Mahatma Gandhi and would reduce the shrine and memorial of the freedom movement into a commercial tourist attraction..This comes shortly after reports of opposition from Gandhians last week over the proposed project. The protest march had reached Ahmedabad last Saturday where, at an event, the participants rejected the State government’s decision of forming a Trust to handle the Ashram’s restoration..The redevelopment is set to restore all heritage buildings that were built in 1917 and convert the Ashram into a world-class memorial.
A public interest litigation petition (PIL) has been filed before the Gujarat High Court by Tushar Gandhi, great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi challenging the proposed redevelopment of the Sabarmati Ashram..The Leaflet reported that the PIL claimed the proposed project is diametrically opposed to the personal wishes of Mahatma Gandhi and would reduce the shrine and memorial of the freedom movement into a commercial tourist attraction..This comes shortly after reports of opposition from Gandhians last week over the proposed project. The protest march had reached Ahmedabad last Saturday where, at an event, the participants rejected the State government’s decision of forming a Trust to handle the Ashram’s restoration..The redevelopment is set to restore all heritage buildings that were built in 1917 and convert the Ashram into a world-class memorial.