News in brief from across Gujarat today

Ahmedabad:

– Pavi Jetpur seat based Congress members reached State party headquarters and made representation in favor of party ticket to Sukhram Rathwa. As State party president was not present in the office, the representation was made before vice president of State party unit.

– Parliamentary Secretary and BJP MLA from Kodinar Jethabhai Solanki’s resignation was viral on social media today. However Solanki denied he had resigned. Similarly Speaker of Gujarat assembly also denied he had received any resignation letter from Solanki. Jethabhai said he would clear his position later in the evening today.

– Supporters of BJP leader IK Jadeja today gathered in Gandhinagar to make representation before the party leadership for ticket for Jadeja. Jadeja had sought ticket from Wadhvan assembly seat in Surendranagar district but the party yesterday declared Dhanraj Patel as its candidate. Jadeja tole media persons that there’s a system in party to make representation and his supporters would follow the system and visit party headquarters.

– Speaking to media persons in Ahmedabad, Rajput leader Shersinh Rana today said all organizations associated with Rajput community will oppose the release of film Padmavati peacefully by forming teams and deploy them at various movie theaters. The teams will offer roses to those coming to the theater and request them not to watch film Padmavati. Rana also announced sammelan in Ahmedabad on November 3. Shersinh is one who killed dacoit and former MP Phoolan Devi in 2001.

– PAAS team members burnt Botad PAAS convener Dilip Sabva in effigy protesting his plan to enter into politics by seeking Congress ticket. PAAS members said the main issue of PAAS was reservation quota for Patidar community. Instead of that PAAS convener is now desperate to build his own political career. The community and its sentiments were used for personal political gains by Sabva.

– Apprehending clash between Hardik Patel led Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti and BJP supporters during the bike rally organized by Patidar Sankaln Samiti, Mehsana police detains around 10 persons from the route of the rally.

– Police has denied permission to hold public meeting of PAAS leader Hardik Patel today evening in Mansa.

– A grand rally of Patidar Sankalan Samiti was organized today in Mahesana in which thousands of Patidars and other BJP supporters participated. The rally will convert into public meeting.

– One of earlier pillars of Patidar quota agitation, Ketan Patel is set to join BJP today. Along with him another earliest quota agitation leader Amrish Patel is also likely to join BJP. Both Ketan Patel and Amrish Patel are facing sedition cases. Ketan has been in jail too while Amrish Patel has not been arrested. Earlier Varun Patel, Reshma Patel, Chirag Patal and other Patidar quota stir agitators had also joined BJP.

– Gujarat BJP has hired four helicopters while Congress has hired 2 helicopters and one plane for Gujarat campaign. A helipad next to Gujarat BJP headquarters Kamalam is ready with one helicopter.

– Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to open Shree Jogi Swami SGVP Holistic Hospital on December 3.

– NCP leader Praful Patel today said no poll pact with Congress has been achieved so far but talks are going on. NCP has demanded respectable share of seats. If poll pact fails to materialize, NCP is ready to contest on 100 seats. Patel said Congress wants to win Gujarat without seeking cooperation from other players. If Congress chooses to go alone it will not be able to succeed.

– Slogan chanting at Gujarat Congress headquarters against party’s move to give ticket to Dariyapur MLA Gyasuddin Sheikh. Group of locals led by Congress leaders Rajesh Brahmbhatt, Raju Momin from Dariyapur ask party leaders not to give ticket to Sheikh claiming ‘he is BJP agent’.