Did Vijay Rupani refuse 125 ft-tall tricolour made by Dalits due to space crunch?

The Congress vice-president said Rupani did not want to keep it as there was no space to keep the flag ever since Dalits moved into Gandhinangar.

 

Supriya Bhardwaj  | Edited by Christopher Gonsalves
November 25, 2017 | UPDATED 10:15 IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi accepted a giant Tricolour made by the Dalit community at Dalit Shakti Kendra, Nani Devati in Sanand. The giant flag measures 125 feet in length and 83 feet in height. It was made by Dalit students of the Kendra.

Dalit Shakti Kendra officials said the flag, which weighs 240kgs, was created by 115 students from 10 states while the cloth was woven by bunkars from three villages in Sanand district.

It has been claimed that the flag was presented to Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani but he refused to accept it, saying that there wasn't enough space ever since Dalits went to Gandhinagar in August.

Slamming Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi said, "You guys made this giant Tiranga and the Chief Minister of Gujarat refused to accept this national flag because there wasn't any space to keep it. There is a difference in ideologies. Prime Minister Modi and Chief Minister Rupani don't have space to keep the Tiranga but they have given all the space in Gujarat to 5-10 businessmen. I have massive space and respect in my heart for our national flag."

The handing over of the giant Tiranga was the highlight of Rahul's two-day tour of Gujarat. Dalit Shakti Kendra (DSK) is a vocational training institute run by dalit activists in Sanand district.

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