Rahul Gandhi on a day long visit to Gujarat on March 11, 2014 held an open discussion with members of the Agariya community, who work in the salt pans in the Little Rann of Kutch region. The workers pointed out the difficulty they faced in establishing title rights to the land where they have been living for generations.

'Development is not just limited to building roads and bridges. Till the time we don't provide a firm floor and a strong roof for the people, building roads will not benefit them. A basic minimum right has to be given to every Indian. To me, development must include every Indian...I cannot change your life in 10 days and I will be lying if I said so. But I promise I will work towards addressing your problems,' said Rahul Gandhi.

There are about 100,000 salt pan workers from the Agariya community in the state who have been producing salt for generations but still do not have access to basic facilities and titles to their land and hardly see any rural development for them..