Hardik Patel
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Patel quota row: Gujarat tense, Army deployed in more areas
India | Aug 27, 2015, 11:27 AM ISTAhmedabad: Tension prevailed in Gujarat as the death toll in clashes which started on Tuesday during quota agitation by Patel community climbed to nine today and army was deployed in more cities to rein in
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Patel row: Congress accuses cops of atrocities, wants CM to resign
National | Aug 27, 2015, 03:40 AM ISTGandhinagar: Opposition Congress today alleged that police committed "atrocities" against innocent people while quelling the violence triggered by detention of Patel community leader Hardik Patel as they were given a "free hand" to do so
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Government did not order lathicharge at Patels rally, probe on: Gujarat CM
National | Aug 27, 2015, 03:04 AM ISTGandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today denied that her government gave orders to police to lathicharge the protesters at a rally in Ahmedabad, which led to violent protests and backlash by the Patel community
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Patel quota row: 7 dead in violence; Army called in
India | Aug 26, 2015, 09:55 PM ISTAhmedabad: The violence which started yesterday after a massive rally of the Patel community has claimed seven lives in the state, police said.Notwithstanding appeal to people by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for maintenance of peace,
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Exclusive: Will talk to Gujarat govt only after our demand is accepted, says Hardik patel
National | Aug 26, 2015, 06:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: Gujarat firebrand leader Hardik Patel today made it clear that agitators will speak to the government only after their demand for inclusion of Patel community in OBC quota is fulfilled.Speaking exclusively to India
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Full Text: PM Modi appeals for peace in Gujarat
National | Aug 26, 2015, 02:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today issued an appeal to people of Gujarat asking to maintain peace in the state.PM 's appeal comes in the wake of the violence that erupted after the crowd
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Centre rushes paramilitary troops to Gujarat; Rajnath Singh speaks to CM Patel
National | Aug 26, 2015, 11:23 AM ISTNew Delhi: About 5,000 paramilitary personnel were today rushed to Gujarat in the wake of violence in several cities during agitation for quota by Patel community.Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Gujarat Chief Minister
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OBC quota: Hardik Patel calls for 'Gujarat Bandh' today
India | Aug 26, 2015, 07:15 AM ISTAhmedabad: 22-year-old Hardik Patel, who was briefly detained over his hunger strike to demand OBC reservation for the Patel community, called for a state-wide bandh on Wednesday to intensify the agitation. He also urged his
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Gujarat CM expresses regret over cops crackdown at Patel's rally, orders probe
National | Aug 26, 2015, 02:18 AM ISTAhmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel tonight expressed regret over the crackdown by police on agitating members of Patel community at GMDC ground here which led to detention of their leader Hardik Patel, and announced
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Patel leader Hardik detained; released following backlash
India | Aug 26, 2015, 01:06 AM ISTAhmedabad: Hardik Patel, the 22-year-old leader of the Patel community who today warned the BJP government in Gujarat that "lotus will not bloom" next time unless their demand for reservations was met, was tonight briefly
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Patel agitation: 5 filmy dialogues by young leader Hardik
India | Aug 25, 2015, 11:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: 21-year-old Paatidar leader Hardik Patel is proving to be a headache for the Gujarat government as he showed his strength today when he succeeded in uniting lakhs of community members at the protest
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Hardik Patel released by police after violence spreads in Gujarat
India | Aug 26, 2015, 12:04 AM ISTNew Delhi: Patel leader Hardik Patel released by Ahmedabad police after violence over his detention spreads.Members of Patidar community protesters destroyed public property in Surat,the protesters set 2 motorbikes on fire at Shahibaug area of
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Hardik Patel sets 48 hours deadline for Gujarat Government to meet protesters
India | Aug 25, 2015, 04:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: Hardik Patel has given the Gujarat government an ultimatum of 48 hours for meeting agitating leaders who are demanding OBC status for Patel community of the state.He said that if within 48 hours
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Know Hardik Patel, Gujarat firebrand leader demanding OBC status for Patel community
India | Aug 25, 2015, 02:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: 21-year-old Hardik Patel from Gujarat grabbed the headlines when he took to the streets demanding inclusion of Patel community in the Other Backward Castes (OBC) quota.Patel, a Mehsana businessman, launched the movement because
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"Will not let the lotus blossom in Gujarat in 2017" warns community leader Hardik Patel
National | Aug 25, 2015, 02:19 PM ISTAhmedabad: The Patel Community in Gujarat is today organising a ‘Maha Kranti' rally in Ahmedabad to press for its demand to include the community in Other Backward Caste (OBC) quota.Addressing the mass gathering at GDMC