Articles tagged under: Patels

Too less share of Patidars in key administrative posts ; Gujarat Minister to community members

April 10, 2023
Too less share of Patidars in key administrative posts ; Gujarat Minister to community members

Vadodara: In a function to perform groundbreaking and laying the foundation stone for the hostels for the Saurashtra Leuva Patidar (Patel) community members, Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel wished to see more people from the Patidar community in key administrative posts. Patel appealed to the community members to do their come forward and contribute to making this happen. 'We are ahead in each field, I hear there are industrialists who donate Rs. 25 - 25 crore, and we are ahead in the fie...Read More

Patidar community leader says Patels should get party ticket on 75 assembly seats

August 01, 2022
Patidar community leader says Patels should get party ticket on 75 assembly seats

Rajkot: Jayram Patel, head of Sidsar Umiya organization of Patel community today told media persons that his community will make demand before political parties to field 75 Patel community candidates in upcoming 182-seat State assembly election in Gujarat. Patel said - "tickets are given to Patel candidates on about 50 assembly seats in Gujarat conventionally, but there are 25 more assembly seats where Patels are influential if not in majority and they can change the results. The community m...Read More

Congress trying to trigger caste-community wise discontent and agitations in Gujarat

March 21, 2022

Gandhinagar: Ahead of the general elections of State assembly that are likely to be held in the month of December this year in Gujarat, opposition Congress party has started playing the tricks of social divisions and caste & community linked discontent and agitations. A meeting of the representatives of the Koli community members linked to Congress party was organised in a hotel in Rajkot. The demands of 20 percent reservation and allotment of Rs 1 thousand crore fund to Koli Thakor Vikas Ni...Read More

Canada confirms identities of four Gujaratis who died close to America border

January 28, 2022
Canada confirms identities of four Gujaratis who died close to America border

Gandhinagar: Manitoba Mounted Police in Canada has confirmed the identities of four Gujarati speaking Indian nationals who were found dead close to Canada - America international border. They are the same who left small village Dingucha in North Gujarat for tour of Canada.According to the statement of Manitoba Police in Canada, the four deceased died due to extreme cold. Following is the full statement of Manitoba RCMP: _______ Manitoba RCMP discovered four bodies, near Emerson, Manitoba, ...Read More

As Gujarat election less than year away, Patel rap is sounding again

December 06, 2021
As Gujarat election less than year away, Patel rap is sounding again

Gandhinagar: As the State assembly elections are less than a year away, Patel rap sounding again in the air. A meeting will take place at the residence of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel at 6 pm today to withdraw the cases filed against agitators who participated in year 2015-16 violent quota agitation led by Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS). The Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Dinesh Bambhaniya informed that only apolitical people who were leaders of Patidar Anamat And...Read More

PM Modi performs Bhoomi Poojan of Saurashtra Patel Seva Samaj built Hostel Phase-1 in Surat

October 15, 2021

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi performed the Bhoomi Poojan ceremony of Hostel Phase-1 built by Saurashtra Patel Seva Samaj in Surat via video conferencing. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister praised the spirit of people of Gujarat and said that it is a matter of pride for him that in the tasks of social development, Gujarat has always taken a lead. He remembered Sardar Patel on the occasion and quoted the great leader to emphasize that caste and creed should not be allowed to...Read More

PM Modi to e-dedicate Sardardham complex on September 11

September 10, 2021

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi will perform e-ground breaking of women's hostel and do e-inauguration of newly constructed complex of Sardar Dham on September 11. The complex has been built at a cost of Rs. 200 crore over 11,670 square meter plot in which the size of construction is about 7 lakh square ft. The complex has a 450-seat auditorium and two halls, each having 1,000 persons capacity. Two basement parking lot have capacity to contain over 450 cars. A 50-room three-sta...Read More

A special situation that favored AAP to win seats in Surat at the cost of Congress

February 23, 2021
A special situation that favored AAP to win seats in Surat at the cost of Congress

Surat: Gujarat witnessed violent quota agitation led by Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) in year 2015. The agitation was mainly about the demand of OBC (Other Backward Class) status to Patels so that they can benefit from OBC quota. A particular area of Surat that has large presence of Patels migrated from Saurashtra was worst hit by violence during quota agitation. As large number of Patels in this area of Surat were upset with ruling BJP, they elected Congress councilors in year 2015 civic...Read More

Hardik meets Gujarat OBC commission Chairperson, renews demand for socioeconomic survey of Patidar community

November 22, 2018
Hardik meets Gujarat OBC commission Chairperson, renews demand for socioeconomic survey of Patidar community

Gandhinagar: Congress backed PAAS leader Hardik Patel today met the Chairperson of Gujarat OBC commission Retired Justice Sugnaben Bhatt and renewed his demand about conducting a socioeconomic survey of the Patidar/Patel community as precursor to constitutional quota to it. After the meeting Hardik, who had arrived here with other conveners of the outfit including Nikhil Sawani and Geeta Patel, told newsmen that he had renewed his earlier demand in the wake of a similar survey for Marath...Read More

Hardik Patel is a betrayer and loose character man who cares only for his own selfish motives, he will betray even Congress: Chirag Patel

November 20, 2018
Hardik Patel is a betrayer and loose character man who cares only for his own selfish motives, he will betray even Congress: Chirag Patel

Ahmedabad: Former close aide of PAAS leader Hardik Patel, Chirag Patel today lashed out at Hardik terming him a betrayer and 'loose character' man who cares only for his own selfish motives. Chirag who has joined BJP hit out at Hardik with whom he was present in a local court today in connection with framing of charges in a sedition case, later told newsmen that Hardik was behaving like an agent of Congress. He has been exposed completely and that was why none of the around one crore ...Read More