Congress has agreed to give quota to Patidars: Hardik Patel

November 22, 2017 11:08

Clearing his stand over Congress's quota proposal for the Patidars and whether the community would extend his support to the party, Hardik Pateladdressed a press conference this morning ahead of the crucial Gujarat assembly elections.

Here are the highlights from his presser:

>> Congress has accepted our issues. They have agreed to give Patidars reservations

>> Article 46 will be used by Congress to bring in a bill for non-reserved classes

>> Others will get exactly the same benefits like OBCs without increasing reservation limit

>> Draft has been prepared between us and Congress. Formula is not restricted to Patidar community alone

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