On 18th March the 7th day of the Dandi kooch, after prayers in the morning at 6:00 am and a brief farewell address to the people who had gathered, Bapu and his band of 80 marchers took leave of Anand and walked towards the village of Napa. At 6:00 in the evening after rest and address to people of Napa, the marcher’s left for Borsad. At 8:00 pm they reached Borsad. The Colonial Government had sent more police force to Borsad. Town people thought it was because they planned to arrest Bapu there. There was apprehension and concern about his probable arrest and it was felt it would be either at Borsad or at Ras, where they were earlier Sardar Patel was arrested. Bapu impressed on the people of Borsad that those who are resigning from government jobs must be steadfast in their resolve and not succumb to pressure from Government or temptation of security to later withdraw their resignations. It was here Bapu implored the teachers and students to participate in the freedom moment. At 9:30 pm the meeting ended and Bapu rested for the night.