Articles tagged under: Siddharth Patel

Siddharth Patel appointed campaign committee head for Gujarat polls

August 24, 2017
Siddharth Patel appointed campaign committee head for Gujarat polls

Ahmedabad: Opposition Congress party has appointed former state unit chief Siddharth Patel as campaign committee head for upcoming assembly elections likely to be held in the month of December this year. Siddharth Patel is son of late Chief Minister Chimanbhai Patel. He is foreign educated soft spoken person who lost assembly election on Dabhoi seat in Central Gujarat. In 2012 assembly polls, then leader of opposition Shankersinh Vaghela was appointed as head of campaign committee. Vaghela has...Read More

Top Gujarat Congress leader admits he had held meeting with Hardik

October 31, 2015

Ahmedabad Amid BJP allegations that Hardik Patel's Patidar agitation was backed by Congress party, top Congress leader Siddharth Patel today told media persons that he had met Hardik Patel. Siddharth Patel who is Gujarat Congress's Patel face admitted this before media when Crime Branch of Ahmedabad Police is analyzing 45 GM data of Hardik Patel's mobile phones. "There's no matter of surprise and it's not something to hide. He came, halted here for 15-20 minutes and had tea. Meeti...Read More

Gujarat Congress to hold two days Chintan Shibir this weekend(videos)

June 27, 2014

Ahmedabad, 27 June, 2014 Gujarat Congress will hold two days brainstorming meet (Chintan Shibir) in Ahmdabad on 28-29 June, 2014. As many as 375 delegates from across Gujarat including party MLAs, Lok Sabha candidates, city/district Congress chiefs etc will attend this shibir. Former chief of Seva Dal Manubhai Motibhai Patel will deliver keynote address on first day of shibir. Congress party's General Secretary Gurudas Kamat will attend the meeting and provi...Read More

Gujarat Congress gives statewide bandh call on Friday, September 6th(Video)

September 04, 2013

Ahmedabad, 4 September 2013 The Gujarat Congress has declared one-day Gujarat bandh on Friday, 6 September. Gujarat Congress president Arjun Modhwadia, leader of opposition Shankersinh Vaghela and former state party president Siddharth Patel announced this in a joint press conference held at the Gujarat Congress headquarters in Ahmedabad. They attacked the government over the issues of political murders, corruption, Vanzara's letter, arrests of 29 police office...Read More

Gujarat Congress to hold a day-long social media workshop for cadre

July 31, 2013

Ahmedabad, 31 July 2013 Gujarat Congress has organized a workshop of Youth Congress, Women's wing and NSUI cadre on social media on 17 August in Ahmedabad at party headquarters. According to leader of opposition Shri Shankersinh Vaghela, the workshop will be attended by more than 10,000 youths who are active on social media. A meeting to plan this event was held today in Ahmedabad in presence of former Gujarat Congress president Shri Siddharth Patel, Youth Congress pre...Read More

In pictures: Who attended Chidu’s Amdavad speech, how PP Pandey came to court

July 29, 2013

Ahmedabad, 29 July 2013 Gujarat top cop IPS P.P.Pandey was absconding since February this year. He had to appear before the special court of CBI today as per the Supreme Court order. He was admitted to Ahmedabad's Shahbibag based Chandramani hospital due to ill health. To respect the Supreme Court order, he was taken to Court in ambulance. His eyes were closed and he was lying on stretcher while entering the court building. Union Finance Minister P.Chidambaram was inv...Read More

Gujarat Congress to collect 100 yard plot ‘scheme’ forms on Monday

October 07, 2012

Ahmedabad, 7 October 2012 Gujarat Congress will collect the forms of 100 yard plot 'scheme' on Monday, 8th October at 225 Taluka places in 26 districts. Gujarat Congress claims that as many as 5 million forms were distributed among women for 100 yard plot scheme in villages. Now the filled forms will be received by the party at all taluka center on 8 October. Gujarat Congress President Arjun Modhwadia will attend a form collecting function at 10.30 am at Mansukhnathni...Read More

Gujarat Congress launches its first election theme song

August 24, 2012

Ahmedabad, 24 August 2012 Gujarat Congress today launched the first theme song of its election campaign in the state. "This is the first theme song which is part of our election campaign," said Gujarat Congress President Shri Arjun Modhwadia in a press conference called for launching of the song CD. "On occasion of birth anniversary of Narmad who had also written a song 'Jay Jay Garvi Gujarat' which has become almost an anthem for Gujarat state we attempt to salute t...Read More

Gujarat Congress forms Publicity committee for assembly polls

July 19, 2012

Ahmedabad, 19 July 2012 On the direction of All India Congress Committee(AICC) chief Sonia Gandhi, Shri Mohan Prakash, Congress working committee member and in-charge of party affairs in Gujarat has formed publicity committee of Gujarat Congress for the assembly elections. Former Gujarat Congress President Siddharth Patel will be heading the committee with Gaurav Pandya, Chetan Rawal, Anamik Shah, Jagat Shukla and Raju Brahmbhatt as its members. Read More

In pictures: Gujarat Congress’s Patel gathering in north Gujarat

June 08, 2012

DeshGujarat News, Mehsana, 8 June 2012 Gujarat Congress's Patel gathering attracted moderate to high number of Patidars from five districts of north Gujarat. The crowd was not amazingly high, but was in good number. Patel leaders including Siddharth Patel, Narhari Amin, Dinsha Patel, Jivabhai Patel, Natubhai Patel etc addressed the gathering, while all non-Patel leaders of the party including Shri Modhwadia, Shankersinh Vaghela etc remained absent and sent their ...Read More