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‘Thank you, but…’: Ex-Cong leader Hardik Patel stings party, says wasted 3 yrs

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‘Thank you, but…’: Ex-Cong leader Hardik Patel stings party, says wasted 3 yrs

Hardik Patel, a Patidar leader who resigned from the Congress on Wednesday, said he hasn’t decided whether to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), but urged people not to vote for his former party, saying it never speaks out on Hindu issues and is “too much into caste-based politics.”

Patel, who had issued multiple appeals urging people to vote for the Congress in the 2017 Gujarat assembly elections, said on Thursday that the grand old party should not be supported.

The Congress never speaks out on issues affecting Hindus, such as the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) or the alleged discovery of a “Shivling” in a mosque in Varanasi. “Moreover, the Gujarat Congress is overly concerned with caste politics. Patel said, “I wasted three years in this party.”

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Patel, who joined the Congress in 2019 and was named a working president of the Gujarat Congress in 2020, resigned from the party on Wednesday. The 28-year-old politician was harshly critical of the Congress and its leaders in a one-page resignation letter, claiming that they lacked a roadmap for the people, were non-serious, and acted as if they despised Gujarat and Gujaratis.

Hardik Patel has been in talks with the BJP, according to a BJP leader. He is accused by Congress leaders of planning to switch to the BJP in order to have the multiple cases filed against him for the Patidar agitation dismissed.

Patel, on the other hand, insisted he hadn’t made up his mind.

“As of now, I have not made any decision on whether to join the BJP or the AAP,” the Patel Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader said.

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He expressed gratitude to Congress for appointing him as Gujarat’s working president. “However, what good is it if you aren’t given any work to do?” he asked.

Gujarat Congress chief Jagdish Thakor said Patel’s allegations were unfounded and intended to harm the Congress. In an interview with the media in Rajkot on Thursday, Thakor claimed that Patel was following a script written by the BJP. He claimed that his resignation letter was written at the BJP’s Gujarat headquarters in Kamalam.

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2 ‘Kala Jatheri gang members’ killed in encounter with F’bad cops in Fatehabad

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2 ‘Kala Jatheri gang members’ killed in encounter with F’bad cops in Fatehabad

According to the police, the encounter took place after at least four suspects tried to help their close aide escape from police custody
The Faridabad police gunned down two members of the Kala Jatheri gang in an encounter near Fatehabad on Friday, officers said. A constable was injured in the gunfight, they added.

According to the police, the encounter took place after at least four suspects tried to help their close aide escape from police custody.

The identity of one of the deceased was not known, while the other was identified as Ravi (single name), who had 28 cases lodged against him in multiple districts.

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Aman Yadav, assistant commissioner of Police (ACP), Faridabad said the incident occurred when the police van stopped near a roadside eatery on the outskirts of Fatehabad while transporting Ravi back to Faridabad jail after a court appearance in an Arms Act case.

“Four armed individuals attacked the police team, firing multiple rounds to facilitate Ravi’s escape. In retaliation, police returned fire, killing Ravi and another suspect on the spot,” Yadav said.

Constable Sarjeet Yadav suffered a gunshot wound to his left forearm. He was rushed to a civic hospital, where his condition is reported to be stable, said police.

Yadav said that Ravi, who had been lodged in Faridabad jail since April 24, 2023, was being transported after attending an appeal hearing at the Fatehabad court. The ambush, allegedly orchestrated by Ravi’s associates, was intended to secure his release from custody. The police’s swift response thwarted the plan.

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Ravi had a long history of violent crimes, including murder, attempted murder, dacoity, robbery, and Arms Act violations. His activities spanned multiple districts, such as Sonipat, Jind, Rohtak, Faridabad, and Delhi. He was a key member of the Kala Jathedi gang, led by the notorious gangster Sandeep alias Kala Jathedi, who is currently in Tihar Jail.

Kala Jathedi himself is implicated in over a dozen cases across Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. In 2020, he famously escaped from Haryana Police custody during a similar ambush orchestrated by his gang.

ACP Yadav confirmed that police teams are actively investigating to identify the remaining attackers involved in the ambush. “We are working to uncover the identities of the other suspects who participated in the operation. Stringent action will be taken against all involved,” Yadav said.

This encounter is part of an ongoing crackdown on organized crime, with authorities aiming to dismantle gangs operating in the region.

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