The Patidar agitation in Gujarat sent echoes all over the country in 2015, with the community demanding reservation. However, the protest brought some serious charges against its leaders, including serious charges of sedition and attempts to disturb the peace from the state.
One of the most prominent name to come out of these protests was Hardik Patel, hailed by many as the face of the protest, has now announced that the Government of Gujarat has dropped serious charges against the leaders of the protest.
Since 2015, the Patidar leaders have demanded dropping of the charges, which has now materialised.
Hardik Patel, in an X post, announced the news, thanking Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.
Posting in Hindi, Hardik wrote, “Today, Bhupendra Patel government has withdrawn the cases of serious sedition, including those against me, that were filed during the Patidar agitation in Gujarat. On behalf of the community, I express special gratitude to the BJP government of Gujarat.”
“Due to the Patidar movement, a commission-corporation was formed for the non-reserved classes in Gujarat, the Yuva Swavalamban Yojana of ₹1,000 crore was implemented and the upper castes got the benefit of 10% reservation on economic basis in the country,” he added.
He concluded his post by thanking PM Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and CM Bhupendra Patel.
The Patidar agitation of 2015 was a large-scale protest movement in Gujarat, India, led by the Patidar (Patel) community, demanding Other Backward Class (OBC) status for reservations in government jobs and educational institutions.