Patidar Andolan

Gujarat Congress working president Hardik Patel has warned the state government of a statewide agitation if no action is taken on withdrawal of pending criminal cases lodged against Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti members.

The Supreme Court today granted anticipatory bail till March 6 to Congress leader Hardik Patel in the case lodged against him in connection with the violence during the Patidar stir in Gujarat in 2015.

Hardik Patel, the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader has been taken to hospital after his health deteriorated on Friday. Hardik is on an indefinite hunger strike since the last 12 days, demanding reservations for the Patidar community under OBC category and loan waiver for farmers in Gujarat.

As Hardik Patel's indefinite fast entered 12th day, the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) led by him announced yesterday that he would stop taking water if the BJP government in Gujarat did not initiate talks with him in the next 24 hours.

Hardik Patel-led Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) on Saturday resolved to strengthen its cadre base across Gujarat ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) convener Hardik Patel today began his 15-km-long roadshow in Ahmedabad despite police denying permission to it.

A complaint has been registered against Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Hardik Patel and his aide Tushar Nandani for allegedly violating the election code of conduct by holding a rally without permission.

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday targetted the Congress for its tie-up with the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) and other groups for the Gujarat elections, saying the party has "mortgaged" itself to those responsible for spreading "anarchy" in the state for the sake of winning more seats.

Accusing senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal of "misleading the Patels", Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said Mr Sibal, a prominent lawyer, himself had argued before the top court in 90s against increasing the reservation quota and now he is advocating the quota demand by young leader Hardik Patel-led outfit Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (...

Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti or PAAS leader Hardik Patel on Tuesday said Gujaratis were believed to be very clever but they have not been for the last 22 years, adding that Patel agitation leaders had not sought tickets from any political party or wished to contest polls.

Amid the ongoing tension between the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) and the Congress over allocation of tickets for the Gujarat polls, Patel quota stir spearhead Hardik Patel today claimed his outfit never demanded any seats and said "the BJP and the Congress are the same".

Hardik Patel, seemingly caught between a rock and a hard place, cancelled a press conference in Ahmedabad this morning that his closest aides had said he would hold. Yesterday he had cancelled a rally in Rajkot amid apparent chaos in his PAAS or Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti over a proposed seat-sharing deal with the Congress for next month's Gujar...

Hardik Patel today cancelled a rally and went MIA as his group struggled with an apparent split in the ranks over a deal with the Congress for the Gujarat election next month. He was expected to announce the pact at the rally in Rajkot. Last night, clashes erupted hours after the Congress declared, after weeks of hard negotiations, that it had reac...

Members of the Hardik Patel-led PAAS or Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti attacked Congress offices in Surat, alleging that the two leaders of the movement had been included in the Congress candidates' list without their consent.

Patidar campaigner Hardik Patel's group has set a new deadline for the Congress to come clean on reservations for the community, a threat that is seen as an attempt to force the Congress into accepting its recommendations for party tickets for next month's elections.

Gujarat Congress working president Hardik Patel has warned the state government of a statewide agitation if no action is taken on withdrawal of pending criminal cases lodged against Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti members.

The Supreme Court today granted anticipatory bail till March 6 to Congress leader Hardik Patel in the case lodged against him in connection with the violence during the Patidar stir in Gujarat in 2015.

Hardik Patel, the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader has been taken to hospital after his health deteriorated on Friday. Hardik is on an indefinite hunger strike since the last 12 days, demanding reservations for the Patidar community under OBC category and loan waiver for farmers in Gujarat.

As Hardik Patel's indefinite fast entered 12th day, the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) led by him announced yesterday that he would stop taking water if the BJP government in Gujarat did not initiate talks with him in the next 24 hours.

Hardik Patel-led Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) on Saturday resolved to strengthen its cadre base across Gujarat ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) convener Hardik Patel today began his 15-km-long roadshow in Ahmedabad despite police denying permission to it.

A complaint has been registered against Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Hardik Patel and his aide Tushar Nandani for allegedly violating the election code of conduct by holding a rally without permission.

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday targetted the Congress for its tie-up with the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) and other groups for the Gujarat elections, saying the party has "mortgaged" itself to those responsible for spreading "anarchy" in the state for the sake of winning more seats.

Accusing senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal of "misleading the Patels", Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said Mr Sibal, a prominent lawyer, himself had argued before the top court in 90s against increasing the reservation quota and now he is advocating the quota demand by young leader Hardik Patel-led outfit Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (...

Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti or PAAS leader Hardik Patel on Tuesday said Gujaratis were believed to be very clever but they have not been for the last 22 years, adding that Patel agitation leaders had not sought tickets from any political party or wished to contest polls.

Amid the ongoing tension between the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) and the Congress over allocation of tickets for the Gujarat polls, Patel quota stir spearhead Hardik Patel today claimed his outfit never demanded any seats and said "the BJP and the Congress are the same".

Hardik Patel, seemingly caught between a rock and a hard place, cancelled a press conference in Ahmedabad this morning that his closest aides had said he would hold. Yesterday he had cancelled a rally in Rajkot amid apparent chaos in his PAAS or Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti over a proposed seat-sharing deal with the Congress for next month's Gujar...

Hardik Patel today cancelled a rally and went MIA as his group struggled with an apparent split in the ranks over a deal with the Congress for the Gujarat election next month. He was expected to announce the pact at the rally in Rajkot. Last night, clashes erupted hours after the Congress declared, after weeks of hard negotiations, that it had reac...

Members of the Hardik Patel-led PAAS or Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti attacked Congress offices in Surat, alleging that the two leaders of the movement had been included in the Congress candidates' list without their consent.

Patidar campaigner Hardik Patel's group has set a new deadline for the Congress to come clean on reservations for the community, a threat that is seen as an attempt to force the Congress into accepting its recommendations for party tickets for next month's elections.