Mehsana Riots: Gujarat Patidar Quota Stir Leader Hardik Patel Gets Relief From High Court

Gujarat Election 2022: The court argued that even if the sentence, in this case, is canceled, the government will have no objection.

Gujarat: Former Congress leader Hardik Patel addresses a press conference

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New Delhi: Ahead of the Gujarat Assembly elections, BJP's Viramgam candidate Hardik Patel has got a big relief from Gujarat High Court. The High Court in Gujarat has given temporary relief to Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel in the condition of the ban on entering Mehsana in the Visnagar vandalism case. Hardik Patel can go to the Mehsana district for one year. During the hearing, the court argued that even if the sentence, in this case, is canceled, the government will have no objection.

On November 7, Hardik filed the bail modification petition on the ground that he wanted to offer prayers at the temple of his "kuldevi" (local deity). Patel's lawyer Rafik Lokhandwala said, "the bail condition that he will not enter his home district Mehsana has been removed for a year."

On 23 July 2015, a rally was held by the Patidar Reservation Committee. A crowd of around 500 people created a ruckus during this rally. And the office of BJP state member Rushikesh Patel was vandalized and also looted. Also, in 2016, stones were thrown at the MLA's car near ITI Circle in Visanagar. The Visanagar court had issued warrants against Hardik, Lalji, and others.
 
Meanwhile, BJP has announced 160 candidates and Congress has also announced the names of 46 more candidates late in the night. On the other hand, Aam Aadmi Party has also declared candidates for most of the seats. Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded Hardik Patel from the Viramgam seat.

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday announced its candidates for 160 constituencies in the upcoming Gujarat Election. The prominent names announced include Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, former Morbi MLA Kantilal Amrutya, Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja's wife Rivaba Jadeja, and Hardik Patel.

CM Bhupendra Patel will contest the elections from the Ghatlodiya constituency.

The BJP fielded Kantilal Amrutya, a former MLA from Morbi, who reportedly jumped into the river to save people in the recent bridge collapse incident, a tragedy that killed more than 130 people.

Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja's wife Rivaba Jadeja will contest from the Jamnagar North constituency. Gujarat Home minister Harsh Sanghavi will contest the election from the Majura constituency.

Former Congress leader Hardik Patel has been fielded as a BJP candidate from the Viramgam constituency. 

While the 69 sitting MLAs have been fielded from their respective seats again, the ruling has given tickets to 38 new faces among the 160 names announced.

The list comes after a meeting of the BJP central election committee held on Wednesday to finalize the party's candidates with Hardik Patel and Alpesh Thakor who left the Congress to join it among the probables.