Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel has again postponed his ‘reverse Dandi March’, scheduled for on Sunday, to September 15, claiming that he has been invited by a Cabinet minister for a meeting with the state Chief Minister on the issue.
Earlier, on September 5, he had postponed his reverse Dandi March - from Dandi village in Navsari district to Ahmedabad - till on Sunday.
Hardik, who has been spearheading the agitation to get reservation for the Patel community under OBC quota, said they will hold a meeting with Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on Monday and if their issues are not resolved, then the march will take place on September 15.
“The ‘Reverse Dandi Yatra’, which was supposed to be held on Sunday, has now been postponed after senior Cabinet Minister Saurabh Patel called up late last night and invited us for a meeting with the Chief Minister,” said the 22-year-old Patel community leader who heads the Patidar <g data-gr-id="20">Anamat</g> Andolan Samiti. “With the approval of the Chief Minister, he (Saurabh Patel) assured us to fix a meeting with her on Monday, and our issues will be resolved by then. If they do not bring out a solution to our issues, then they will give us a legal nod to take out our march,” he said. When asked if he will attend the meeting, Hardik said, “The state government has just invited us on <g data-gr-id="23">telephone</g>. They will give us written invitation, then we will decide on it.”