Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot flagged off  'padayatra' to mark the 91st anniversary of the Dandi march in Jaipur on Friday. On this occasion, he took a slash at the recently enacted farm laws and hoped that the Centre thinks in favour of the farmers'.

Gehlot said: "To commemorate the anniversary of the Dandi March, Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself chose to carry out a 'padayatra' from the Sabarmati Ashram. I hope that by this evening, Gandhiji's message hits inside his conscience. Only then, he can make a decision in favour of the farmers. If that happens, then the farmers, countrymen of our country will be very happy."

He said it is ''unfortunate'' that the central government is maintaining a ''stubborn attitude'' towards the farmers who played a role in the freedom struggle.

''I say again and again that governments should never be stubborn, governments should always bow down before the public, in front of the 'Janata Janardan', in front of the voters,'' Gehlot said.

"The Dandi March proved to be a milestone in our country's independence. We salute Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the Dandi March," tweeted Gehlot.

The Salt Satyagraha or Dandi March was an act of non-violent civil disobedience in colonial India led by Mahatma Gandhi. The 24-day march lasted from March 12, 1930 to April 5, 1930, as a direct action campaign of tax resistance and non-violent protest against the British salt monopoly.

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