Since August 25 Patel has been on an indefinite fast, demanding reservations for the Patidar community in higher education and government jobs and a farm loan waiver
The state government, meanwhile, alleged that Patel's protest was sponsored by the Congress
Surat Police Commissioner Satish Sharma said the situation was under control and the police were trying to ascertain who all were behind the violence
In all, 17 people, including Hardik Patel, were charged with arson, rioting, and criminal conspiracy
Elections in Gujarat will be held on December 9 and 14
The rally in Mansa will be a big worry for the Gandhinagar district administration as they had earlier given permission for the rally.
The court has kept the case for next hearing on November 15
Hardik Patel and others are accused of ransacking the office of Visnagar MLA Rishikesh Patel
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23-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 gives us reservation, we will snatch it. Demand for reservation is legal and Indian Constitution has provisions for it." Over 100,000 people joined the rally, PAAS claimed. Observers, however, noted that the turnout was not more than 70,000 or so to welcome the fire-brand leader on his home turf. "The Indian Constitution, curated by none other than Dr. BR Ambedkar, gives us rights to reservation. Therefore, our demand is not illegal. As I am fighting for the
Patel's Himmatnagar rally is being termed as 'GMDC part two'
In a tweet, the Gujarat Patidar leader said he was arrested
The first of the five-match Test series will be played at Rajkot from November 9 to 13
PAAS will highlight 11 points to prove that it doesn't require any survey for its qualification for entry into OBC category
He listed 102 Patel community members, who have been awarded life imprisonment in different riot cases of 2002
Two former aides of Hardik has alleged that he is using this agitation as tool to satisfy his own ambition to emerge as a leader
Hardik accused senior police officers of wrongfully confining him to his accommodation by misinterpreting the high court order
He has got bail in two sedition cases and one on the attack on the office of Visnagar BJP MLA Hrishikesh Patel
Patel, was released from jail in Gujarat after nine months in confinement