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Days after resigning from the post of Congress working president in Gujarat, Patidar leader Hardik Patel said he will play a “key role” in the assembly polls due later this year, which will be “unilateral” in favor of the BJP.
Gujarat (Gujarat) Patidar leader Hardik Patel, a few days after resigning from the post of working president of Congress (Hardik Patel) Said that he will play a “key role” in the assembly elections due later this year, which will be “unilateral” in favor of the BJP. In an interview to The Indian Express on Tuesday, Hardik Patel told that he will play an important role in the assembly elections to be held later this year. He said that the contest in the assembly elections will be unilaterally in favor of BJP.
What did Hardik say on BJP’s alternative?
Asked if he was considering BJP as an alternative, Hardik said: “Why shouldn’t this be the case?” Responding to another question whether there was any proposal from BJP, the 28-year-old former working president of Congress said: Offers and deals are for the weak. Strong people make room for themselves.”
Hardik praises Aam Aadmi Party
Hardik Patel also praised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), indicating to keep all options open. Hardik Patel also praised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for having a “better” election strategy than the Congress. He said that “in the upcoming elections, I do not see Congress anywhere”. According to him, the Gujarat election “will not be interesting as it will be one-sided” but he will “play a better role” than in 2017.
In a letter addressed to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Hardik also took a dig at Rahul Gandhi without naming him. “Whenever our country faced challenges and when Congress needed leadership, Congress leaders were enjoying abroad,” Patle said.
What did Hardik say on the cases filed against him in the BJP government?
Asked on Tuesday whether the over 200 cases registered against Patidars would come in the way of his joining the BJP, Hardik said the issue “will not be resolved in one go”. , out of which two cases are registered under the sedition law. Hardik said that, “We agitated against those in power, whatever they did against us they could have taken the movement to its logical end. This government gave 10 percent reservation and MYSY (Chief Minister Yuva Swavalamban Yojana). My point is that we have fought against the government and the government has fulfilled the demands.”
…but you couldn’t see my pain? Hardik targets Rahul Gandhi
Asked whether Rahul had drawn attention to independent MLA Jignesh Mevani at Dahod’s rally on May 10, Hardik said: Obviously why not? I spent 10 months in jail, six months in exile from Gujarat, facing 32 cases. Patel said you have started caste politics, you can see a person who was convicted for three months in a case under section 188, who went to jail for nine days… but you don’t see my pain Could you?
Hardik Patel joined Congress in 2019 and was appointed as working president of Gujarat state unit in 2020. Before the last assembly elections in 2017, Hardik campaigned against the BJP across the state with the support of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS), which he had started for the reservation movement. On 18 May 2022, he posted his resignation letter on Twitter, saying that top Congress party leaders were “more interested in the messages received on their mobile phones.” And they were treated as “they hate Gujarat and Gujaratis” while state leaders were “more focused” on arranging chicken sandwiches for them.
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