We'll snatch reservation if not given, Hardik Patel threatens

The Patidar agitation leader addressed the community after six months of exile at Himmatnagar

Twenty three-year old Hardik Patel sounded as acerbic as before when he addressed the Patidar community members at Himmatnagar, 90 kms from here, post his six months of exile in Udaipur. Patel threatened that if their reservation demands were not met, they would 'snatch' it.

He, in fact, said that the people want 'freedom form oppressive government' and that anyone of them could be the future chief minister of Gujarat, thus hinting at his political ambitions.

Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) convenor Patel said, "If government does not give us reservation, we will snatch it. Demand for reservation is legal and Indian Constitution