New Delhi: On the one hand, from Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is commencing his Gujarat visit and on the other hand, just before PM's visit Hardik Patel, a political activist active in the state, took out ‘march for justice’. Alleging police atrocities on members of the Patidar community, Patel and 50 of his supporters got their heads shaved. They also took out “Nyaya Yatra" (march for justice) from a Botad village on Sunday. Hardik’s move came ahead of Modi’s scheduled two-day visit to his home state from Monday to attend the annual general meeting of African Development Bank and other programmes. [ALSO READ] EXCLUSIVE: Modi only 'burst balloons in air'; BJP won't win more than 60 seats in Gujarat, says Hardik Patel On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat, during which he will join various programmes in Kutch and Gandhinagar. Interestingly, the state is going for polls later this year. Prime Minister Modi, in a series of tweets, shared his itinerary of his two-day visit. Ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s Gujarat visit, Hardik Patel & Patidar youths tonsure heads
ABP News Bureau | 22 May 2017 10:35 AM (IST)
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