Hardik removes Cong reference from Twitter bio
AHMEDABAD: Prominent Patidar leader and working president of the Congress’s Gujarat unit, Hardik Patel, has removed the name of the party from his Twitter bio, sparking speculation that he was on his way out.
The move came a day before the BJP is set to induct a “senior Congress leader” into the state unit. Patel has been vocal of late about his displeasure with the state Congress ranks.
However, when contacted, Patel told HT: “The same picture and profile that is being talked about also shows the Congress party symbol. That, I think explains everything.” He said he was still with the Congress.
Gujarat Congress spokesperson Manish Doshi said that Patel was still with the party and had not resigned from any party posts.
Patel came into the limelight in 2015 at the helm of a quota agitation for his community — a movement that pitted him strongly against the Bjp-led state government at the time. He joined the Congress ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections but did not contest because of a conviction in a rioting and arson case. In April this year, the Supreme Court had put a stay on the conviction and allowed him to contest elections.