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If Marathas Can Get Reservation, Why Not Patidars, Asks Hardik Patel
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.
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Hardik Patel Begins Indefinite Fast For Patidar Quota
Patidar leader Hardik Patel began an indefinite fast today to press for reservation for his community, after the BJP government in Gujarat refused him permission to stage the protest at a public place.
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Hardik Patel Calls For 'Maha Panchayat' On May 26 For Patidar Quota
Patidar quota spearhead Hardik Patel today issued an open letter asking the Patel community members and leaders to attend a "Maha Panchayat" to be organised on May 26 in Moti Malvan village in Gujarat's Surendranagar district.
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Will Support Gujjar Stir For Quota In Rajasthan: Hardik Patel
Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel today said that he will extend his support to the stir by members of the Gujjar community in Rajasthan from May 15 to press for their demand of five per cent reservation from within the OBC quota.
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Court Rejects Hardik Patel's Discharge Plea In Sedition Case
A court today rejected Patidar leader Hardik Patel's discharge application in a sedition case filed against him by the Ahmedabad crime branch in connection with the violence during an agitation by his outfit in August 2015.
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In Patidar-Dominated Amreli, Farm Issues Take Centre-Stage
The Patidar-dominated Amreli is gearing up for a fight between two strong Patel candidates in the assembly segment, where farm issues are dominating the campaign discourse.
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Congress, Hardik Patel Cheating People Of Gujarat Over Reservation, Says Arun Jaitley
Stating that the reservation formula agreed upon by the Congress and Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel was constitutionally untenable, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today accused both of them of cheating the people of Gujarat on the issue.
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Gun Used In Celebratory Firing Belongs To Hardik Patel's Father, Say Cops
A gun used in a 'celebratory firing' at the wedding of a Patidar agitation leader Hardik Patel's relative was registered in the name of his father, the police said today. Viramgam town police in the state have also arrested eight people in connection with the firing incident.
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PM Narendra Modi No Mahatma Gandhi, Says Hardik Patel, Back In Gujarat After 6 Months
Activist Hardik Patel began his journey home to Gujarat today with a full-blown attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the khadi calendar row and vowed to renew the Patidar or Patel agitation for reservation in government jobs and colleges. The 23-year-old was granted bail in a sedition case last year on the condition that he would stay out of...
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For Hardik Patel's Return To Gujarat After 6 Months Today, A 500-Car Cavalcade
Hardik Patel will drive into Gujarat this morning from Rajasthan, where he has lived for the past six months in exile. The 23-year-old face of the Patidar or Patel agitation for reservation in government jobs and colleges was granted bail in a sedition case on the condition that he would stay out of Gujarat for six months. That deadline ended today...
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Patidar Agitation Leader Hardik Patel Set To Return To Gujarat Today
The face of the Patidar agitation, 23-year-old Hardik Patel, will be returning to Gujarat after six months on Tuesday.
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Hardik Patel To Return To Gujarat, Will Address Rally Tomorrow
Patidar leader Hardik Patel will return to Gujarat tomorrow after spending six months outside the state and address a "massive" rally of the Patel community in Sabarkantha district.
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'People Fed Up With Your Lies', BJP Attacks Arvind Kejriwal
Gujarat BJP leaders -- including chief minister Vijay Rupani -- attacked AAP's Arvind Kejriwal for his comments calling BJP chief Amit Shah a "traitor". Mr Kejriwal has repeatedly invoked the senior BJP politician during his four-day long campaign visit to the State which will go to polls next year.
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Arvind Kejriwal Seeks Patel Support To 'Clean' Gujarat Politics
In Gujarat, campaigning for the Aam Aadmi Party, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reached to the members of the Patel community asking them to join in a movement to "clean politics" in Gujarat.
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Quota Agitation Leader Lalji Patel Arrested
Sardar Patel Group (SPG) chief and quota agitation leader Lalji Patel has been arrested by Mehsana police in connection with the "jail bharo" agitation which had turned violent on April 17, police said today.
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If Marathas Can Get Reservation, Why Not Patidars, Asks Hardik Patel
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.
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Hardik Patel Begins Indefinite Fast For Patidar Quota
Patidar leader Hardik Patel began an indefinite fast today to press for reservation for his community, after the BJP government in Gujarat refused him permission to stage the protest at a public place.
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Hardik Patel Calls For 'Maha Panchayat' On May 26 For Patidar Quota
Patidar quota spearhead Hardik Patel today issued an open letter asking the Patel community members and leaders to attend a "Maha Panchayat" to be organised on May 26 in Moti Malvan village in Gujarat's Surendranagar district.
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Will Support Gujjar Stir For Quota In Rajasthan: Hardik Patel
Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel today said that he will extend his support to the stir by members of the Gujjar community in Rajasthan from May 15 to press for their demand of five per cent reservation from within the OBC quota.
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Court Rejects Hardik Patel's Discharge Plea In Sedition Case
A court today rejected Patidar leader Hardik Patel's discharge application in a sedition case filed against him by the Ahmedabad crime branch in connection with the violence during an agitation by his outfit in August 2015.
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In Patidar-Dominated Amreli, Farm Issues Take Centre-Stage
The Patidar-dominated Amreli is gearing up for a fight between two strong Patel candidates in the assembly segment, where farm issues are dominating the campaign discourse.
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Congress, Hardik Patel Cheating People Of Gujarat Over Reservation, Says Arun Jaitley
Stating that the reservation formula agreed upon by the Congress and Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel was constitutionally untenable, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today accused both of them of cheating the people of Gujarat on the issue.
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Gun Used In Celebratory Firing Belongs To Hardik Patel's Father, Say Cops
A gun used in a 'celebratory firing' at the wedding of a Patidar agitation leader Hardik Patel's relative was registered in the name of his father, the police said today. Viramgam town police in the state have also arrested eight people in connection with the firing incident.
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PM Narendra Modi No Mahatma Gandhi, Says Hardik Patel, Back In Gujarat After 6 Months
Activist Hardik Patel began his journey home to Gujarat today with a full-blown attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the khadi calendar row and vowed to renew the Patidar or Patel agitation for reservation in government jobs and colleges. The 23-year-old was granted bail in a sedition case last year on the condition that he would stay out of...
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For Hardik Patel's Return To Gujarat After 6 Months Today, A 500-Car Cavalcade
Hardik Patel will drive into Gujarat this morning from Rajasthan, where he has lived for the past six months in exile. The 23-year-old face of the Patidar or Patel agitation for reservation in government jobs and colleges was granted bail in a sedition case on the condition that he would stay out of Gujarat for six months. That deadline ended today...
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Patidar Agitation Leader Hardik Patel Set To Return To Gujarat Today
The face of the Patidar agitation, 23-year-old Hardik Patel, will be returning to Gujarat after six months on Tuesday.
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Hardik Patel To Return To Gujarat, Will Address Rally Tomorrow
Patidar leader Hardik Patel will return to Gujarat tomorrow after spending six months outside the state and address a "massive" rally of the Patel community in Sabarkantha district.
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'People Fed Up With Your Lies', BJP Attacks Arvind Kejriwal
Gujarat BJP leaders -- including chief minister Vijay Rupani -- attacked AAP's Arvind Kejriwal for his comments calling BJP chief Amit Shah a "traitor". Mr Kejriwal has repeatedly invoked the senior BJP politician during his four-day long campaign visit to the State which will go to polls next year.
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Arvind Kejriwal Seeks Patel Support To 'Clean' Gujarat Politics
In Gujarat, campaigning for the Aam Aadmi Party, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reached to the members of the Patel community asking them to join in a movement to "clean politics" in Gujarat.
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Quota Agitation Leader Lalji Patel Arrested
Sardar Patel Group (SPG) chief and quota agitation leader Lalji Patel has been arrested by Mehsana police in connection with the "jail bharo" agitation which had turned violent on April 17, police said today.
