By: Express News Service Ahmedabad | August 31, 2025 12:37 AM IST 2 min readEven though the BJP units of other cities staged full-scale protests, burning effigies of Gandhi in most places, the Vadodara city police outsmarted the BJP leaders as two police personnel managed to take the effigyAs the BJP leaders of the Vadodara city unit of the party gathered at the Akota-Dandia Bazar flyover to protest against Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday for the alleged offensive remarks made by a Congress leader from the stage of ‘Vote Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar, the Vadodara city police remained on its toes. Even though the BJP units of other cities staged full-scale protests, burning effigies of Gandhi in most places, the Vadodara city police outsmarted the BJP leaders as two police personnel managed to take the effigy, and run away with it before it could be set on fire. The BJP leaders of the city– putting up a united front despite the alleged cold war between factions — chanted slogans against Gandhi and dispersed.Naming a roadA stretch of road in Jodhpur ward was named after Pinakin, the late son of Gujarat University’s former Pro Vice Chancellor and writer Dr Chandrakant Mehta on Saturday at an event attended by Rajya Sabha MP Narhari Amin, Vejalpur MLA Amit Thaker, top Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation office bearers and others. Pinakin was a senior scientist at ISRO, according to a release. Dr Mehta and his wife were also present at the event.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Gujarat confidential