“Medha Patkar is against the Narmada project...Narmada is our mother and also the lifeline of Gujarat,” said one of the protesters.
The agitators are apparently livid over candidature of Patkar by AAP for the Lok Sabha elections. Patkar is the AAP nominee for Mumbai North East constituency.
When asked, a villager, who participated in the protest, said he was supporter of BJP ideology but not associated with any party.
Villagers wave black flags at Kejriwal, term him anti-Gujarat
Patan: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, who is on a Gujarat tour to “assess” development claims of Chief Minister Narendra Modi, today faced protests over nomination of Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar for Lok Sabha
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