Jitu Vaghani dares PAAS to take on BJP

They visited P P Sawani School, run by Patidar businessman Mahesh Sawani, in Patidar-dominated Varachha area here.

This was Vaghani’s first visit to the diamond and textile hub after taking charge of state BJP. He was given a grand welcome at the Surat airport Monday morning.

He also visited Popat Thakarsinh Kevadia, an old friend and diamond trader, at his home on Ghod Dod road. Kevadia is in coma for the last ten years after he met with an accident. Vaghani assured Kevadia’s family to offer any help they needed.

To a question on the PAAS planning to oppose the September 8 event, Vaghani said, “We are doing this event to unite the community and those who wanted to oppose it can do so. Now, their (PAAS) political ambition has come out in the open. They are acting like the opposition parties and protest every event of the BJP. Their intentions are clear as they seem to damage the BJP. I challenge them to come out openly and fight with us. We are doing positive politics by uniting all communities and castes and they are doing negative politics.
Now, the community has also realised their underlying motive.”

Vaghani later went to Circuit House where he held meetings with BJP leaders. Later, Vaghani met PASS leader Sawani and discussed the arrangements for the September 8 event. Later, Vaghani also met some Patidars.