The march, which was due to begin on September 26 and culminate on October 4 in Ahmedabad, was supposed to include Pandey and other activists. A foot march dubbed "Apologizing to Bilkis Bano" was planned to begin on Monday at Randhikpur village in the neighbouring Dahod district under the sponsorship of the "Hindu-Muslim Ekta Samiti." According to a statement released by the committee following the arrest, a foot march was organised to seek an apology for Bilkis Bano after the Gujarat government released 11 convicts in the case on August 15 as part of its exemption policy.The defendants in the Bilkis Bano case were in the Godhra sub-jail serving life sentences for the gang-rape and murder of seven members of her family in the case that resulted from the rioting in Godhra.