Patidar Reservation
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HD Deve Gowda urges Hardik Patel to end hunger strike, requests Narendra Modi to intervene
The former prime minister also asked Modi to set up a commission to look into the Patidar leader’s demands.
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Gujarat: Hardik Patel draws up will as fast enters ninth day
He left his assets to his parents and sister, a cow shelter and the families of 14 Patidars who were killed during the community’s a quota agitation in 2015.
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Hardik Patel appeals to parties to renew Patidar agitation, Congress attends his event
Twelve Congress MLAs attended his Patidar Panchayat in Gujarat, but Patel said 24 BJP legislators skipped it.
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Patidar leaders fail to reach agreement with Gujarat Congress on promise for reservation
The party agreed to a few demands, such as forming a Special Investigation Team, if elected, to look into alleged atrocities against Patels.
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Hardik Patel warns Congress of protests if it does not make its stand clear on Patidar reservation
The Patidar Amanat Andolan Samiti convener said the Congress would face protests similar to what Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah faced in Surat.
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Gujarat government orders inquiry into police action against Patidar protestors in 2015
The state Cabinet also set up a commission to look into the educational and economic development of 58 castes without reservation.
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Hardik Patel-led outfit rejects Gujarat’s 10% quota for economically backward non-reserved castes
This is applicable to academic applications and jobs for families with an income less than Rs 6 lakh per annum.
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Six months after Hardik Patel’s reservation rally, more than 1,300 Patidars face criminal cases
The vast majority of the cases are false, say Patels who are increasingly resentful of the Gujarat police and the state BJP government.
Aarefa Johari
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We feel cheated by BJP’s communal politics, say Patel leaders in Gujarat
Six months after the state cracked down on Patidar reservation demands, community leaders have turned their backs on the party they once ardently supported.
Aarefa Johari
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