Hardik stages protest in Morbi

Modi ji just because farmers cannot fill your pockets don’t get them beaten up. — Tejashvi Yadav, RJD leader

Ahmedabad: Launching a fresh round of agitation against the BJP government in Gujarat, Hardik Patel staged a day- long sit- in for Patidar quota in Morbi district Tuesday. The 25- yearold leader and his associates in the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti ( PAAS) sat on ‘ dharna’ from 11 am to 5 pm at Bagathala village, demanding loan waiver for farmers and reservation for the Patidar community. He also demanded immediate release of PAAS member Alpesh Kathiria, who was arrested last month in a sedition case registered by police against Hardik Patel and others. Hardik had sat on a hunger strike for demands of loan waiver and Patidar quota from August 25 to September 12 this year. — PTI