Ahmedabad/Rajkot: Quota stir leader in Gujarat--Hardik Patel--today threatened to block the way of Indian and South African cricket teams to the Rajkot stadium-where the third one-day international match of the Gandhi-Mandela series will be played on October 18.
The 22-year-old Patel quota spearhead also said that Patel community members will cordon off Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) stadium in Khanderi village on outskirts of Rajkot city as tickets were allegedly not sold to his community members.
"Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) should clarify on why they declared that all tickets are sold in spite of the fact that many tickets yet remain unsold," Mr Patel, convener of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS), said.
Police has made elaborate security arrangements after the threat by Mr Patel and has decided to fortify the stadium.
Rajkot Range IG DR Patel today said they will deploy around 2,000 policemen and and five Superintendents of Police (SPs) to ensure the smooth conduct of the match.
Besides, seven teams of Quick Response Cell (QRC), three companies of State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) and one company of Rapid Action Force (RAF) will be deployed, the IG added.
Mr Patel, who is agitating to get reservation for Patel community under Other backward Class (OBC) quota, accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of playing politics over the cricket match.
"I request to declare the details of ticket selling, because we believe that SCA has given all the match tickets to the BJP people," he alleged.
Earlier, Mr Patel had threatened that his community members will go in large numbers to the stadium on the match day and protest for quota..
The 22-year-old Patel quota spearhead also said that Patel community members will cordon off Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) stadium in Khanderi village on outskirts of Rajkot city as tickets were allegedly not sold to his community members.
"Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) should clarify on why they declared that all tickets are sold in spite of the fact that many tickets yet remain unsold," Mr Patel, convener of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS), said.
Police has made elaborate security arrangements after the threat by Mr Patel and has decided to fortify the stadium.
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Rajkot Range IG DR Patel today said they will deploy around 2,000 policemen and and five Superintendents of Police (SPs) to ensure the smooth conduct of the match.
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Besides, seven teams of Quick Response Cell (QRC), three companies of State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) and one company of Rapid Action Force (RAF) will be deployed, the IG added.
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Mr Patel, who is agitating to get reservation for Patel community under Other backward Class (OBC) quota, accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of playing politics over the cricket match.
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"I request to declare the details of ticket selling, because we believe that SCA has given all the match tickets to the BJP people," he alleged.
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Earlier, Mr Patel had threatened that his community members will go in large numbers to the stadium on the match day and protest for quota..
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