Patel Quota

Narendra Modi in Gujarat highlights: PM says development priority, important decisions on economic reform will continue

Narendra Modi who arrived in Gujarat today will be inaugurating and laying foundation stones for a number of projects in Vadodara and Bhavnagar districts of the poll-bound state

Congress floats outfit for Patel community in poll-bound Gujarat, calls it a non-political movement

In an apparent bid to win the sympathy of agitating Patel community ahead of assembly polls, Gujarat Congress on Tuesday announced formation of a body with an aim to provide them "support and guidance".

Jat agitation: Timely action must to avoid repeat of 2016 riots mayhem

Shades of 2016 and the mayhem that followed threaten to repeat themselves and one can only hope that timely action is taken to contain the violent fallout of a demand that now aims to up the ante and defrost the 10 percent grant given earlier in the wake of bloody rioting last year.

Hardik returns to Gujarat, to address Patel community rally

On Tuesday, Patel quota leader Hardik Patel returned to Gujarat after spending six months away from his home state and received a grand welcome from his supporters at Ratanpur on the border with Rajasthan.

Sedition case: Court sends Hardik Patel in judicial custody for 'advising' youth to kill cops

A local court on Friday remanded the Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel in judicial custody while rejecting further remand application of the police in connection with the case of sedition filed against him for allegedly advising a youth to kill policemen.

Patel quota row prompts SCA to make ID proof mandatory for Rajkot ODI tickets

The Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) has said that people will have to provide an identity proof while purchasing tickets for India-South Africa One Day International to be held in Rajkot on 18 October.

Gujarat police arrests Hardik Patel for defying prohibitory orders, mobile internet banned across state

Patel quota stir leader Hardik Patel was arrested on Saturday night in Surat for defying prohibitory orders even as Gujarat administration banned mobile Internet services across the state.

Will take quota agitation to national level: Hardik Patel at press conference

Hardik Patel, the face of Patel quota stir in Gujarat, today announced plans for a nation-wide agitation seeking reservation for nearly "27 crore people" of various communities including Gujjars and Kurmis.