Gujarat court issues non-bailable warrant against Hardik Patel for a 2015 vandalism case
The warrant was issued in connection with an attack on a BJP MLA’s office during the Patidar agitation.
A sessions court in Gujarat’s Mehsana district on Wednesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants against Patidar movement leaders Hardik Patel and Lalji Patel, ANI reported.
The warrants were issued in connection with an attack at the office of Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Rishikesh Patel in 2015, during the agitation by the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti headed by Hardik Patel. A few other Patidar leaders have also been named in the warrant.
#Gujarat: Visnagar Session Court issues arrest warrant against Hardik & Lalji Patel over vandalism in BJP MLA Rishikesh Patel's Office.
— ANI (@ANI) October 25, 2017
The Visnagar MLA was the target of another attack in 2016, when his car was pelted with stones in his constituency. The police had then denied that the attackers had links with the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti.
On Saturday, the Congress had invited Hardik Patel to join hands against the BJP in the upcoming Assembly elections in Gujarat. The dates for the polls – to be held on December 9 and 14 – were announced on Tuesday.