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Gujarat Court Rejects Government's Plea To Withdraw Case Against Hardik Patel
A metropolitan magistrate court in Ahmedabad in Gujarat on Monday rejected the state government's plea for the withdrawal of a case of rioting and trespassing against former Patidar quota spearhead Hardik Patel and 20 others.
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Tokyo Olympics: Indian Swimmer Maana Patel Qualifies Through 'Universality Quota'
Tokyo Olympics: India's Maana Patel confirmed her participation in the 100m backstroke category through 'Universality quota' and became the third Indian swimmer to have qualified after Srihari Nataraj and Sajan Prakash.
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General Elections 2019: "BJP Scared Of 25-Year-Old, So Disrupting Events", Says Hardik Patel
Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel has questioned the BJP for giving a ticket to Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, who was charged in a terror case. "Sadhvi can fight despite the fact charges against her being very severe but I cannot. BJP made sure of that," Mr Patel said.
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Hardik Patel Requests Supreme Court To Cancel Conviction To Contest Polls
Patidar leader Hardik Patel moved the Supreme Court today, challenging the Gujarat High Court order, which declined to stay his conviction so that he can contest the Lok Sabha elections, scheduled to start in ten days. A lower court at Mehsana in Gujarat had sentenced him to two years' imprisonment last July, for rioting and arson in 2015, during t...
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May Fight Lok Sabha Polls, Happy With Centre's 10% Quota: Hardik Patel
Patidar leader Hardik Patel said he is satisfied with the 10 per cent reservation in government jobs and education for economically weaker sections in the general category announced by the centre.
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Reservation Bill Passes Parliament Test But Judicial Obstacles Remain
The Constitutional Amendment Bill to ensure 10% reservation in education and government jobs for the economically weak has passed smoothly through parliament, but it may not be out of the woods just yet. The legislation is likely to face the judicial test in the coming days.
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Hardik Patel Questions Centre's Upper Caste Quota Move
Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel and the Gujarat Congress Monday questioned the Union Cabinet's approval of 10 per cent reservation in jobs and educational institutions for the economically backward section in the general category.
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Will Leave Quota Demand If 2 Crore Jobs Are Created, Says Hardik Patel
Gujarat's Patidar leader Hardik Patel Monday asserted that he would give up his demand for reservation if two crore jobs were created for the youth and farmers were paid suitable price for their produce.
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Hardik Patel Meets OBC Panel Chief, Demands Survey Of Patidars In Gujarat
Patidar quota stir spearhead Hardik Patel is pushing for a survey to establish "social and economic backwardness" of the community in Gujarat so that they qualify for reservation in jobs, days after Marathas were granted reservation in Maharashtra after a similar exercise.
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Crackdown On 2015 Quota Protests Was Like Jallianwala Bagh: Hardik Patel
The police lathicharge on the agitators demanding reservation for the Patidar community in Gujarat's Ahmedabad in August, 2015 was akin to the brutal British era "Jallianwala Bagh" episode, quota agitation leader Hardik Patel told a court in Ahmedabad today.
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Hardik Patel's Fresh Round Of Agitation Against BJP Government In Gujarat
Launching a fresh round of agitation against the BJP government in Gujarat, Hardik Patel staged a day-long sit-in for Patidar quota in Morbi district on Tuesday.
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Hardik Patel Continues Hunger Strike For Quota From Hospital Bed
Patidar leader Hardik Patel's indefinite fast for reservation for his community and farm loan waiver entered 15th day Saturday as he continued his agitation from a hospital bed.
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Hardik Patel Declares Will On Day 9 Of Hunger Strike Over Quota
Patidar leader Hardik Patel unveiled his "will" on the ninth day of his indefinite fast on Sunday, demanding reservation for the community and farm loan waiver.
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Court Asks Hardik Patel To Be Present On September 14 For Sedition Case
A court asked today Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel -- who has launched an indefinite fast from his house -- to appear before it on September 14 in connection with a sedition case.
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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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Gujarat Court Rejects Government's Plea To Withdraw Case Against Hardik Patel
A metropolitan magistrate court in Ahmedabad in Gujarat on Monday rejected the state government's plea for the withdrawal of a case of rioting and trespassing against former Patidar quota spearhead Hardik Patel and 20 others.
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Tokyo Olympics: Indian Swimmer Maana Patel Qualifies Through 'Universality Quota'
Tokyo Olympics: India's Maana Patel confirmed her participation in the 100m backstroke category through 'Universality quota' and became the third Indian swimmer to have qualified after Srihari Nataraj and Sajan Prakash.
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General Elections 2019: "BJP Scared Of 25-Year-Old, So Disrupting Events", Says Hardik Patel
Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel has questioned the BJP for giving a ticket to Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, who was charged in a terror case. "Sadhvi can fight despite the fact charges against her being very severe but I cannot. BJP made sure of that," Mr Patel said.
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Hardik Patel Requests Supreme Court To Cancel Conviction To Contest Polls
Patidar leader Hardik Patel moved the Supreme Court today, challenging the Gujarat High Court order, which declined to stay his conviction so that he can contest the Lok Sabha elections, scheduled to start in ten days. A lower court at Mehsana in Gujarat had sentenced him to two years' imprisonment last July, for rioting and arson in 2015, during t...
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May Fight Lok Sabha Polls, Happy With Centre's 10% Quota: Hardik Patel
Patidar leader Hardik Patel said he is satisfied with the 10 per cent reservation in government jobs and education for economically weaker sections in the general category announced by the centre.
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Reservation Bill Passes Parliament Test But Judicial Obstacles Remain
The Constitutional Amendment Bill to ensure 10% reservation in education and government jobs for the economically weak has passed smoothly through parliament, but it may not be out of the woods just yet. The legislation is likely to face the judicial test in the coming days.
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Hardik Patel Questions Centre's Upper Caste Quota Move
Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel and the Gujarat Congress Monday questioned the Union Cabinet's approval of 10 per cent reservation in jobs and educational institutions for the economically backward section in the general category.
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Will Leave Quota Demand If 2 Crore Jobs Are Created, Says Hardik Patel
Gujarat's Patidar leader Hardik Patel Monday asserted that he would give up his demand for reservation if two crore jobs were created for the youth and farmers were paid suitable price for their produce.
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Hardik Patel Meets OBC Panel Chief, Demands Survey Of Patidars In Gujarat
Patidar quota stir spearhead Hardik Patel is pushing for a survey to establish "social and economic backwardness" of the community in Gujarat so that they qualify for reservation in jobs, days after Marathas were granted reservation in Maharashtra after a similar exercise.
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Crackdown On 2015 Quota Protests Was Like Jallianwala Bagh: Hardik Patel
The police lathicharge on the agitators demanding reservation for the Patidar community in Gujarat's Ahmedabad in August, 2015 was akin to the brutal British era "Jallianwala Bagh" episode, quota agitation leader Hardik Patel told a court in Ahmedabad today.
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Hardik Patel's Fresh Round Of Agitation Against BJP Government In Gujarat
Launching a fresh round of agitation against the BJP government in Gujarat, Hardik Patel staged a day-long sit-in for Patidar quota in Morbi district on Tuesday.
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Hardik Patel Continues Hunger Strike For Quota From Hospital Bed
Patidar leader Hardik Patel's indefinite fast for reservation for his community and farm loan waiver entered 15th day Saturday as he continued his agitation from a hospital bed.
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Hardik Patel Declares Will On Day 9 Of Hunger Strike Over Quota
Patidar leader Hardik Patel unveiled his "will" on the ninth day of his indefinite fast on Sunday, demanding reservation for the community and farm loan waiver.
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Court Asks Hardik Patel To Be Present On September 14 For Sedition Case
A court asked today Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel -- who has launched an indefinite fast from his house -- to appear before it on September 14 in connection with a sedition case.
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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.
