The Congress has decided to launch its campaign for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on October 2 from Sevagram, the ashram in Maharashtra’s Wardha district where Mahatma Gandhi spent his last years from 1936. Congress general secretary Ashok Gehlot said: “Nobody imagined such violent forces would come to power in India. It is here at Sevagram that a resolution for ‘Angrezon Bharat Chhodo’ was passed in 1942. On Gandhi Jayanti, we will start our campaign from here to restore the politics of truth and non-violence.”After a prayer meeting in the morning, the Congress working committee will meet at Sevagram. This will be followed by a peace march and a public rally in Wardha.

Source: The Telegraph September 26, 2018 21:56 UTC