Congress has agreed to give Patidar community reservation, says Hardik Patel

New Delhi: After hectic parleys Patidar leader Hardik Patel, convenor of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS), on Wednesday finally announced his support to the Congress for the coming Gujarat Assembly elections.

Mr Patel said that the Congress had agreed to provide reservations for the Patidar community under a special category if it comes to power in the state.

Addressing a press conference in Ahmedabad on the Patidar reservation issue, Mr Patel said, “As per the formula, without touching the 49 per cent quota (now provided in the state) to Schedules Tribes, Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes, the Congress has decided to provide quotas for communities that have not benefited from reservations so far under Article 31(C) and Article 46 of the Constitution.”