| Names |
HARDIK PATEL |
| Date of Birth |
Jul 20, 1993 |
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Identity |
Indian social political activist |
| General |
- He participated and led the Patidar reservation agitation for
the inclusion of the Patidar caste in a separate category in order
to qualify for reserved quotas in education and government jobs.
- In 2013, he graduated from college, after two attempts, with
less than 50% marks.
- Oct 31, 2012: He joined the Sardar Patel Group (SPG), a Patidar
youth body, and within less than a month, became president of its
Viramgam unit.
- In 2015, Hardik Patel was ousted from his post with the SPG
after a conflict with its leader, Lalji Patel.
- Recognizing that the govt policies were benefiting other castes
but not Patidars, he formed the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS)
which claim itself as an apolitical organization that aims to get
Patidars included in the OBC quota.
- Jul 06, 2015: Using social media to spread his message and
gather supporters, he addressed his first rally in Visnagar, Gujarat
on this day.
- Aug 25, 2015: A large number of Patidars from all over Gujarat
gathered at GMDC ground, Ahmedabad for a rally. Patel declared the
day as Patidar Kranti Diwas (Patidar Revolution Day). That evening,
he was briefly arrested by Ahmedabad City Police when he went on
fast after a rally held earlier in the day had dispersed.
- Aug 31, 2015: He addressed a gathering of Gujjar and Kurmi
communities from Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
- Sep 23, 2015: He surfaced after a brief disappearance, claiming
that had been "abducted" by people with weapons.
- Sep 09, 2015: He launched Patel Navnirman Sena (PNS) and
announced a major stir across India. PNS was established with the
aim to bring Patels (Patidars) and affiliated communities such as
Kurmis and Gujjars under one platform to press for their demand for
reservation in government jobs and education under the OBC category.
- Oct 18, 2015: He was booked for insulting the Tiranga, the
National Flag of India, in a case registered in Rajkot. He was
briefly detained for trying to disrupt the one-day international
(ODI) cricket match between India and South Africa.
- Oct 19, 2015: He was booked in Surat under the charges of
sedition over alleged remarks about 'killing cops'. Subsequently he
was imprisoned.
- Jul 15, 2016: He was granted bail on the condition that he would
stay out of the state for six months and out of Mehsana for nine
months. He moved to Udaipur for this period.
- Jul 25, 2018:
Visnagar Court in Gujarat, vide its order of this date jailed
him for two years in connection with a case of vandalism of
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Rushikesh Patel's office in
Visnagar during 2015 Patidar protests.
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