Hardik patel to walk out of jail tomorrow

As per the schedule released by PAAS Wednesday, Hardik will travel to several places during 48 hours after his release before leaving Gujarat for six months, as per conditions of bail.

Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel is all set to walk out of Lajpore jail in Surat on Friday morning, days after the Gujarat High Court granted him bail in cases of sedition and violence during the Patidar stir last year. The Patidar Anamant Andolan Samiti (PAAS), of which Hardik is the convener, has planned to felicitate their leader outside Lajpore jail around 10 am on July 15. As per the schedule released by PAAS Wednesday, Hardik will travel to several places during 48 hours after his release before leaving Gujarat for six months, as per conditions of bail.

While granting him bail in sedition cases, the HC set a condition that Hardik will have to stay outside Gujarat for the next six months. According to PAAS, no decision is taken yet on the place where Hardik will spend six months. From Surat, Hardik would reach Vastral area of Ahmedabad city for night stay. “On the morning of July 16, he will go to his native place Viramgam to meet his parents,” said Bambhaniya.

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Incidentally, on Wednesday, a video clip comparing Hardik with Gabbar of Hindi film Gabbar Is Back went viral on social media, inviting criticism from some sections for the quota leader’s comparison with a “villain”. Hind TV, a local channel, played the video during its news bulletin. Hind TV editor Jimmy Ghariwala said, “We don’t want to make Hardik a villain. We ran the clip as a news item on our regular bulletin. However, it was put on hold after the criticism.”

Surat PAAS convenor Dharmik Malaviya said, “Our intention is not to present Hardik as a villain. He is our hero and we all like him.”

With PTI inputs