New Delhi: Hardik Patel who had participated in the Patidar reservation agitation, the agitation for the inclusion of the Patidar caste in the Other Backward Class (OBC) category in order to qualify for reserved quotas in education and government jobs, on Monday said that Gujarat state government is troubling him.


Gujarati Patidar, Patel in an exclusive conversation with ABP news said that state election is approaching near and hence the state government is troubling him and his supporters.

Clarifying that he is not a "leader" he said that he is fighting for farmers and benefits of Dalits in India.

He shot into fame since 6th July 2015 when, using social media to spread his message and gather supporters, Patel addressed his first rally in Visnagar, Gujarat. Since then, he has organized several rallies across the state of Gujarat, drawing millions of people through his oratorical skills.