Now Hardik Patel Announces ‘Lollipop Movement’ In Gujarat

The government had also apprised the Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel about the proposal a week ago.

“Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) will register their protest against the new scheme announced by Gujarat government by giving lollipops to the people in villages and talukas across the state”, Hardik, convener of PAAS, said.

In fact, this “lollipop movement” was launched this evening in parts of Gujarat, like Rajkot.

Asked whether he has any political ambition, Patel said “only time will tell”, but added that, for now, he would motivate the youth of his community to contest elections as Patels did not have adequate representation. There is nothing new announced for the patels, it is just a modified form of old schemes, which is nothing but, bluffing the economically backward people.

Hardik Patel has now announced a “lollipop movement” in Gujarat to protest against a 1000-crore package for economically weak students that the state government announced Thursday.

Ahmedabad: Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel surfaced today after his mysterious disappearance yesterday and claimed he was abducted, hours after the Gujarat High Court in a dramatic post-midnight hearing directed the state government to locate him. “Despite our reluctance to hear the plea at night, you insisted that it was urgent and pertained to somebody’s life, so we took it up”, the court told Hardik’s lawyer M.B. Mangukia. “This package is meant for students of all categories but the annual income of the parents should not exceed Rs.4.5 lakh to be eligible for the support”, she said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met a group of people complaining about what they said were atrocities by police in Gujarat during the anti-reservation agitation and asking for a changeover to a system of reservations based on economic status. “On this day last month, Patidars had set a world-record by gathering in large number for the community’s demand for reservation”, Hardik said. In addition, he said, 2,000 letters supporting the demands were sent through the Consulate General here.