Narendra Patel issues audio clip to substantiate his allegation against BJP

Ahmedabad:

Amid the ongoing allegations and counter-allegations in poll bound Gujarat PAAS convener Narendra Patet today issued an audio clip of his said telephonic conversation with his former aide Varun Patel to substantiate his claim that he was offered money for taking him in to BJP fold.

In the audio clip Varun (as claimed by Narendra) is heard asking him to join the party with four to five of his men for which the 60% money (amount not mentioned in the clip) would be paid in advance while the remaining would be paid after a party conference the next day.

Notably a local court in Gandhinagar had yesterday admitted the case filed by Narendra, who had alleged that he was given an offer of Rs one crore to join the ruling BJP. The court has fixed November 3 as the next date of hearing.

Narendra, a close aide of Hardik, and former convener of PAAS in Mahesana had taken a u-turn on October 22 a few hours after joining BJP. In a dramatic manner during a PC at 11 pm the same day he had claimed that he was given an offer by his former aide Varun Patel and was also taken to senior BJP leaders. He had also put Rs 10 lakh cash before media claiming it to be the advance given to him by the party.
His case under section 370 of IPC related to inducement has named BJP state president Jeetu Patel, spokesperson Bharat Pandya, BJYM president Ritvij Patel, Varun Patel, Mahesh Patel and Ravi Patel as accused.

Interestingly, Narendra had also filed a case against Hardik and his aides sometime ago alleging that they were involved in a fight a loot in Patan and Hardik and others were arrested in that case but later he took a u-turn and withdrew the case paving way for release of Hardik from jail.

Desh Gujarat