35 including Hardik Patel,local Congress leaders booked for ‘illegal’ meet in Tankara, Vasoya nabbed in rioting case

Morbi:

Altogether 35 persons including PAAS convener Hardik Patel and some local Congress leaders have been booked for organizing a public meeting without obtaining police permission for it in Tankara town of Morbi district last evening, police said today.

Meanwhile Jetpur police in Rajkot today nabbed Hardik’s aide Lalit Vasoya ( who is also a co-accused in the Tankara meeting case), in connection with a case of rioting. He was one of the main organizers of a meeting of his outfit slated to be held in Dhoraji tomorrow in which PAAS leaders from across Saurashtra and Kutch were expected to participate.

PSI of Tankara D B Goswami today said that all the 35 accused have been booked under section 135 (3) of the Gujarat Police Act for defying the notification issued by Morbi collector banning any rally or public meeting without proper permission. The FIR was lodged late night at around 2330 hrs yesterday.

Apart from Hardik Patel his collegues in PAAS like Varun Patel, Lalit Vasoya, Manoj Panara and others including local Congress leaders Mukesh Gami and Kishor Chikhaliya have been made accused in the matter.

Ms Goswami said that Hardik had addressed a meeting in an open plot in the Laxminarayan Society in Tankara after taking out a rally from Morbi bus stand to Tankara. No official permission was given for the events.

DeshGujarat