Hardik Patel

Mamata Banerjee Played Perfect Host At Opposition Meet. Pics Are Proof

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie and edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday January 21, 2019

Mamata Banerjee is seen serving food to opposition leaders who attended her mega unity rally on Saturday, in a photo that has been widely shared over the weekend.

"We Are Fighting Against Thieves": Hardik Patel At Mega Opposition Rally

India News | NDTV News Desk | Saturday January 19, 2019

Gujarat Patidar leader Hardik Patel said today that while Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose had given a call to fight against ''goro'' (Britishers) "we are fighting against ''choro'' (thieves)."

Reservation Bill Passes Parliament Test But Judicial Obstacles Remain

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday January 10, 2019

The Constitutional Amendment Bill to ensure 10% reservation in education and government jobs for the economically weak has passed smoothly through parliament, but it may not be out of the woods just yet. The legislation is likely to face the judicial test in the coming days.

Hardik Patel Questions Centre's Upper Caste Quota Move

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 7, 2019

Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel and the Gujarat Congress Monday questioned the Union Cabinet's approval of 10 per cent reservation in jobs and educational institutions for the economically backward section in the general category.

Gordhan Zadaphia, Former Critic Of PM Modi, Makes Comeback In BJP Rejig

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday December 27, 2018

Gordhan Zadaphia, a powerful Gujarat leader who was once a critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, made a stunning comeback to national politics today with the ruling BJP giving him charge of the party in Uttar Pradesh.

Will Leave Quota Demand If 2 Crore Jobs Are Created, Says Hardik Patel

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 18, 2018

Gujarat's Patidar leader Hardik Patel Monday asserted that he would give up his demand for reservation if two crore jobs were created for the youth and farmers were paid suitable price for their produce.

BJP Will Be An Opposition Party After Rajasthan Elections: Hardik Patel

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 3, 2018

Patidar leader Hardik Patel has said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would become an opposition party after the December 7 elections in Rajasthan where people are keen to vote them out.

If Marathas Can Get Reservation, Why Not Patidars, Asks Hardik Patel

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 30, 2018

With the Maharashtra legislature passing a bill giving 16 per cent reservation to the Marathas, Patidar leader Hardik Patel asked Thursday why the BJP government in Gujarat can not take the same step for his community.

Alpesh Thakor Seeks Survey Of Other Backward Classes In Gujarat

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 24, 2018

Congress MLA Alpesh Thakor on Friday said he would approach the Gujarat OBC Commission soon with a demand for a survey of all the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the state to find out if they have benefited from the existing reservation system.

Hardik Patel Meets OBC Panel Chief, Demands Survey Of Patidars In Gujarat

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 23, 2018

Patidar quota stir spearhead Hardik Patel is pushing for a survey to establish "social and economic backwardness" of the community in Gujarat so that they qualify for reservation in jobs, days after Marathas were granted reservation in Maharashtra after a similar exercise.

Court Frames Charges Against Hardik Patel, Two Aides In Sedition Case

India News | Edited by Jayanth Jacob | Tuesday November 20, 2018

Hardik Patel and his two colleagues have been charged with sedition in a case related to a protest they had organised three years ago demanding reservation for Patel community allegedly turning violent.

Crackdown On 2015 Quota Protests Was Like Jallianwala Bagh: Hardik Patel

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 19, 2018

The police lathicharge on the agitators demanding reservation for the Patidar community in Gujarat's Ahmedabad in August, 2015 was akin to the brutal British era "Jallianwala Bagh" episode, quota agitation leader Hardik Patel told a court in Ahmedabad today.

BJP Doesn't Want To Improve Farmers' Conditions: Hardik Patel

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 18, 2018

Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel Saturday accused the BJP governments at the centre and in Maharashtra of neglecting farmers.

BJP Policy Of Changing Names Will Not Benefit The Country: Hardik Patel

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 15, 2018

Taking a dig at the BJP, Gujarat Patidar leader Hardik Patel today said that even though Uttar Pradesh has a "government of babas (monks)", Ram temple is yet to be built in Ayodhya. During his Lucknow visit, in connection with a programme for youth and farmers slated for December, Mr Patel pointed out BJP's attacks on the Congress and accused it of...

Mamata Banerjee's Anti-BJP Rally To Be Attended By Top Opposition Leaders

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday October 5, 2018

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today announced the formation of a "publicity campaign committee" for her party's mega anti-BJP rally to be held in Kolkata on January 19 and said several top opposition leaders from across the country have already confirmed their presence in the rally.