New Delhi: During the 73rd Republic Day parade at Rajpath in Delhi on Wednesday, Gujarat's tableau displayed the freedom movement of the tribals in 1922. Hundred years ago, on March 7, 1922, Bhil tribes from Pal and Dadhvav villages (Sabarkantha District, Gujarat) had gathered under the leadership of Shri Motilal Tejawat (from a merchant family of Koliyari village, who worked for the tribals' upliftment and was known as "Gandhi' among them).
On the fateful day when he was addressing thousands of tribals to protest against the land revenue system imposed by British and feudal lords, British officer Major H.G. Saturn from Mewad Bhil Corps ordered firing and 1200 innocent tribals were shot dead. Two wells were filled with the martyred tribals. This horrific incident occurred just three years after the Jallianwala Bagh incident, but was forgotten.
