News in brief from across Gujarat

Ahmedabad

– Governor of Rajasthan Kalyan Singh today visited Shri Somnath mahadev and performed puja there.

– National vice president of BJP Shri Parshottam Ruapala and other BJP leaders had to leave public meeting in Unjha town of north Gujarat after protest by a group of Patidar community women. The women made noise of dishes using spoon to stop the meeting which was held by Unjha APMC for distribution of cheque. It should be noted that relatives and friends of those Patidars booked for violence on 25-26 August are protesting police action for last few days.

– Suspended IAS Pradip Sharma today appeared before Enforcement Directorate for questioning in Hawala case.

– Central team which is in Gujarat for survey of loss during flood in July today reached Patan in north Gujarat. Same team had earlier visited another flood-affected pocket of Gujarat in Amreli district.

– Gujarat government today told Gujarat High Court that 25-26 August violence sparked off after Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti leader Hardik Patel’s provocative messages. Hardik and his team spread provocative messages after Hardik’s brief detention by police in Ahmedabad.

– Rajkot Police had denied permission to Rajput community group to hold march over reservation issue. The community has canceled its march respecting police decision.

– Two suspended Judges Acharya and Inamdar, arrested for corruption in south Gujarat were produced in Valsad court today.

– Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today inaugurated three days long Agri Asia exhibition on agriculture technologies at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar. She also met a delegation of Netherlands on the sidelines of this event.

– DeshGujarat