Gujarat: AAP invites Hardik Patel to join party
Patidar agitation in 2015 paved way for Hardik Patel's entry into politics.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has invited Hardik Patel to join the party after he expressed displeasure over the manner in which Congress was treating him.
State AAP president Gopal Italia said Hardik, a state Congress working president, should join a "like-minded party" like his.
"If Hardik Patel is not liking it in the Congress, he should join a like-minded party like AAP. Instead of complaining to the Congress and wasting his time, he should contribute here. A party like Congress would not have a place for dedicated people like him," Italia said on Thursday.
Both Italia and Hardik Patel were leaders of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS), which spearheaded the Patidar reservation agitation in 2015. However, Patel has refuted the rumours about him leaving the party, stating that he will give his 100 per cent to the Congress.
Patidar agitation in 2015 paved way for Hardik Patel's entry into politics.
