Radadia led Patidar delegation including Hardik’s father meet CM, Rupani

Gandhinagar

A delegation of Patidar community leaders including BJP MP from Porbandar Vitthal Radadiya, who had met jailed quota stir leader Hardik Patel twice in Surat jail as government backed negotiator, a prominent leader of a religious trust of the community in Sidsar, Jairam Patel along with Hardik’s father Bharat Patel today met Chief Minister Mrs. Anandiben Patel here.

The delegation which also included among others Patidar leaders from Surat had with them a list of 27 issues agreed upon by Hardik Patel for bringing the vexed agitation issue to an end. A cover containing the list of issues was handed over to the Chief Minister and also BJP state president Vijaybhai Rupani who was also present during the meet.

Health Minister Nitinbhai Patel was also present on the occasion.

Later, talking to newsmen Radadiya said that they have handed over the cover containing the list of issues to the CM and the BJP president.

‘The government will study the issues and hopefully express its view in three to four days. I will meet Hardik again after that,’ he said.

To a query, Radadiya said that he had called Hardik’s father to join the delegation and he had come.

Earlier Hardik’s father had expressed unhappiness over his exclusion from the delegation that had met the chief minister last month in connection with the resolution of the issue.

Radadiya, though, refused to divulge about the issues, it is understood the 27 issues include reservation to the community, setting up of a Patidar commission, withdrawal of all cases related to quota stir and release of all the jailed agitation leaders. It also has farmer’s issue and compensation related points in it.

Earlier on March 2 around 10 conveners of PAAS from South Gujarat and Saurashtra had met Hardik Patel in Lajpore central jail in Surat and later issued a 10 days ultimatum to the state government to act on the 27 issues earlier worked out during the twice held meet between Hardik and government backed mediator cum BJP MP from Porbander Vitthal Radadiya who also had met the chief minister twice during the negotiations.

– DeshGujarat