Gandhinagar: The Congress party has designated Dr. Kirit Patel, MLA from Patan, as the party's whip in the Gujarat Assembly. The All India Congress Committee (AICC) conveyed this decision to Amit Chavda, the leader of the Congress Legislative Party, in a letter on Tuesday. The appointment of Patel, a two-term MLA, comes after the resignation of the previous whip, former Vijapur MLA C J Chavda, who resigned from the state assembly last month. Following that resignation, the Congress is now lef...Read More

Patan: Congress leader and Patan legislator Kirit Patel has openly expressed his displeasure against the party and threatened to resign. Patel said he had given it in writing to the party six months ago that if his wishes were not satisfied, he would resign. Patel said the party lacks decision-making power. Patel expressed his displeasure against the party a day after the resignation of the party MLA from Khambhat from the State assembly. Last week another MLA of the Gujarat assembly from ...Read More

Patan: Gujarat high court has issued a notice to Congress MLA from Patan, Kirit Patel, and the returning officer of Patan over a petition by a voter demanding the cancellation of Patel's victory in the December 2022 assembly polls. The petitioner, Pankajkumar Velani challenged Patel's election, alleging non-disclosure of criminal cases in his nomination papers. Velani cited the details of four FIRs not mentioned in Patel's Form-26 affidavit. Although objections were raised before and after th...Read More

Patan: 'B' division police of Patan town in North Gujarat has booked Hardik Patel aide and Congress MLA Kirit Patel under IPC section 409, 467 and 468 on complaint received by Babulal Prajapati, Vice Chancellor of North Gujarat University over Rs. 1 to 1.50 crore embezzlement by MLA Kirit Patel. The Vice Chancellor in his complaint said, two applications pertaining to financial fraud allegations against Kirit Patel were received by University. Primary investigation suggested there was truth ...Read More