24-year-old activist Hardik Patel addressed a press conference today in Dholka, about 40 km from Ahmedabad, to clarify where he stands on supporting the Congress for next month's Gujarat assembly elections. The Congress, he said, has offered an acceptable solution for how to include Patels as beneficiaries of affirmative action policies.
On Tuesday, the Patidar activist said he and his party had never demanded any seats from the Congress for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly Election. Mr Patel further added that "
the BJP and the Congress are the same".
Here are the highlights of Hardik Patel's Press Conference:
Nov 22, 2017 12:14 (IST)
Reiterating what he and his Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti have been demanding for, Hardik Patel said, "Aarakshan, Aarakshan and Aarakshan is all that I am concerned with and that is my primary focus."
Nov 22, 2017 12:09 (IST)
Denouncing the BJP rule as a dictatorship, Hardik Patel said that the BJP does not encourage any view other than their own. He said this is not democracy but dictatorship.
Nov 22, 2017 12:07 (IST)
Appealing to the media to not believe in hearsay, Hardik Patel said he is the "sole person who will issue statements" going forth.