Union Home Minister Amit Shah, in Gujarat to launch development works in his parliamentary constituency Gandhinagar on Friday, used the occasion of Lord Jagannath annual rath yatra to hit out at the Congress, accusing its past governments of failing to protect the yatra when they were in power in the State.
Early on Friday, Mr. Shah participated in the prayers at Lord Jagannath temple in the city before the rath yatra started.
In Ahmedabad, the yatra procession is a tradition dating back to 145 years. The procession is taken out in walled city areas which are communally sensitive, given the mixed population residing there.
