Curfew in Gujarat after 13 years as Patel agitation turns violent
26 Aug 2015 7:04 PM IST26 Aug 2015 7:04 PM IST
The Patel community on Tuesday warned the BJP government in Gujarat that it would face consequences in 2017 Assembly polls, if the plea is not accepted, saying the “lotus” will not bloom again.- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed for peace in Gujarat, after Tuesday night's violence following the brief detention of 21-year-old Hardik Patel who led a massive rally in the city yesterday, demanding reservation for the Patel community.
- TV Grab- A biker moves past a burning vehicle set on fire in Ahmedabad on Tuesday by people after the arrest of Hardik Patel, convener of 'Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti.
- In Ahmedabad, city buses and police posts were set on fire, while stone pelting was reported from various parts of Gujarat, state control room officials said. Police had to resort to lathicharge and lob teargas shells to control the situation.
- Curfew was imposed in nine police stations limits of Ahmedabad in the wee hours today at around 2am. The areas include Ramol, Nikol, Bapunagar, Ghatlodia, Odhav, Naroda, Narayanpura, Krishnanagar and Vadaj, police officials said. Curfew was also
- Mobile internet services have been suspended in various parts of the state to check rumours following violence. About 5,000 paramilitary personnel have been rushed to Gujarat in the wake of violence during agitation by Patel community for quota.
- As the news of detention of Hardik spread, violence broke out first in Ahmedabad and later spread to other cities like Surat, Mehsana, Rajkot and some interior areas of the state.
- The young leader was detained on Tuesday by the city police when he sat on a hunger strike without taking prior permission. He was later released by the police. Hardik, after addressing a gathering of Patel community members, stated that he along
- Patel is a 22-year-old BCom graduate who helped his father run a small business in rural Ahmedabad. He is also the convener of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS). He is well known as the man who has galvanised Patidar masses in a Gujarat-wide
- 22-year-old Hardik Patel, the convener of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti, which is spearheading the agitation, sounded the threat at the rally even as the stir turned violent with clashes being reported in various parts of the city where police
The Patel community on Tuesday warned the BJP government in Gujarat that it would face consequences in 2017 Assembly polls, if the plea is not accepted, saying the “lotus” will not bloom again.
<p><strong>Mumbai:</strong> Hardik Patel is the man who has taken Gujrat’s political scene by storm over the last couple of months.</p><p>He is the man responsible for galvanising the Patidar group in Gujrat into a statewide movement to demand reservations in the OBC quota.</p><p>Patel is a 22-year-old BCom graduate who helped his father run a small business in rural Ahmedabad.</p><p>He is also the convener of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS). He is well known as the man who has galvanised Patidar masses in a Gujarat-wide movement to demand reservations in the OBC quota.</p>
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