Anandiben says Congress conspiracy turned her own people against her

Patan/Mahesana

Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today held roadshows in her home town of Patan and neighbouring Mahesana, a stronghold of Patidar or Patel community, as part of her election campaign for the ruling BJP for the second phase of the local body polls.

Later in a public meeting she claimed that the people of her own community (Patidars) who had turned against her owing to the ‘reservation conspiracy’ of Congress party were now again coming back to the BJP fold.

Addressing the meeting in Radhanpur of Patan district, the Chief Minister, who was facing ire of the Patidar reservation stir supporters for her stand on the issue, with a sentimental tone said, ‘ my own community has turned against me on the issue of reservation. But as per constitutional provisions no government can increase of decrease the percentage of reservation to those who were getting it. Only the High Court or the Supreme Court can do it. If I try to make a change in the prevailing reservation system then It would be my turn to get in to jail. In fact the frustrated congress as part of a conspiracy, has made people of my community agitate for reservation. But now the Patidars have understood it and they were returning to our fold again.’

Mrs. Patel alleged that the opposition party had earlier spread rumours of outsider thieves coming in various areas of the state like Kheda, Anand and rural Gandhinagar. ‘Fearful people had to remain wake up several nights but later they understood the whole scheme of the desperate congress to malign the image of the ruling BJP,’ she said.

Earlier during her roadshows in the Patel bastion she appealed people to vote for BJP in large numbers to make it victorious.

– DeshGujarat