Surat: This could be termed as liquidation of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Surat. The architect of AAP's 27-seat victory in the Surat Municipal Corporation(SMC) elections in 2021, Alpesh Kathiriya is joining Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) on April 27. Kathiriya's aide Dharmik Malaviya will also join the BJP. Kathiriya and Malaviya emerged as well-known faces during the quota agitation by Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti(PAAS). They built their following in Saurashtra-origin Surat-based youths of the P...Read More

Surat: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today released its another list of candidates in which former Patidar quota stir leaders are given tickets. Alpesh Kathiria who played a key role in the 27-seat victory of AAP in the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) election in 2015 has been fielded from the Varaccha assembly seat by AAP. Varachha was the highest affected area by the Patidar quota stir and related violence in the years 2015-2016. The area is mainly populated by the Saurashtra-origin Leuva Patidar co...Read More

Ahmedabad: Surat based leaders of year 2015 quota agitation, Alpesh Kathiriya and Dharmik Malaviya are likely to join Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) at the public meeting of AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal in Gariadhar in Saurashtra. Both had helped AAP to win 27 seats in Saurashtra origin Patidar community populated areas of Surat city. All the seats AAP had won were previously occupied by Congress councilors. Kathiria is facing number of criminal cases, some related to the quota agitation, but some unrelated...Read More

Surat: The Gujarat High Court has approved bail of former Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) quota agitation leader Alpesh Kathiria's bail. Kathiria was in judicial custody for last over three months. He was arrested by Special Operation Group of Surat Police on March 21 this year in rioting and atrocity case filed against him and his aides by Chhotubhai Vasava led Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) cadres. Kathiria was key person who created a special situation in PAAS influenced areas of Surat i...Read More

Surat: Special Operation Group (SOG) of Police in Surat has arrested PAAS (Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti) leader Alpesh Kathiria in rioting and atrocity case which was filed against him and others during recently concluded civic elections. Kathiria and others had entered into clash with Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) cadres during polling for civic elections in velanja area of Surat. When Alpesh and his supporters wearing yellow caps were in ward number 02, some BTP workers from their car were cap...Read More

Surat: Gujarat witnessed violent quota agitation led by Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) in year 2015. The agitation was mainly about the demand of OBC (Other Backward Class) status to Patels so that they can benefit from OBC quota. A particular area of Surat that has large presence of Patels migrated from Saurashtra was worst hit by violence during quota agitation. As large number of Patels in this area of Surat were upset with ruling BJP, they elected Congress councilors in year 2015 civic...Read More

Surat: District Police has suspended four cops including an assistant sub-inspector for lethargy in connection with Covid19 guideline breach case involving Patidar quota stir leader Alpesh Kathiria and others. According to Superintendent of Police Usha Rada, three accused have been booked for offenses under epidemic act, disaster act and violation of notification. Police arrested three including Kathiria for holding birthday party during night time at Sahjanand farm in group and thus violating t...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court today finally granted conditional bail to the Patidar Anamat Aandolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Alpesh Kathiria, in a sedition case with the rider that he would not enter in Surat district for six months. The court of Justice V M Pancholi also instructed him to be strictly abide by all the other undertakings given by Kathiria for bail. His advocate Rafik Lokhandwala today said that his client would not enter Surat for six months. Notably A...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government in its affidavit filed in Gujarat high court today has opposed the bail petition of PAAS leader Alpesh Kathiria, who was in hiding since cancellation of bail in sedition case, and re-arrested arrested from friend's marriage party on February 18.      He was arrested by the crime branch of Surat police from Valenja on the outskirts of Surat city. He had approached the Gujarat high court for bail after cancellation of his bail by a Surat sessions court on J...Read More