Hardik Patel hits out at Congress party in Gujarat, praises BJP for good work
India Today
Hardik Patel, the working president of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee, has lashed out at his own party for insulting and mistreating leaders like Naresh Patel. Hardik also openly criticised the Congress party while praising BJP for doing good work.
Hardik Patel has come down hard on his own party, the Congress. Hardik, in fact, went ahead and said that the Patidars leaders and Khodaldham Trust president, Naresh Patel, were being insulted by the Congress party.
A day after getting relief from the Supreme Court, Hardik can now contest elections. While speaking to India Today Group, Hardik clearly said that he would contest elections this time.
However, the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee president has openly criticised his own party and praised the BJP for doing good work.
While speaking to India Today, he said that despite being the Congress Working President in Gujarat, he was not even considered or asked while taking important decisions.
Hardik Patel said, "Patidar helped Congress win good numbers in the 2017 elections. Now, Congress is insulting the same Patidars and Khodaldham Trust President, Naresh Patel. In the last two years, we have heard so much about Naresh Patel joining politics. Why is the party taking so much time to make the decision? Why is Congress insulting Naresh Patel and the Patidars? Is it so difficult to make this decision?”
Hardik Patel further said that he would contest elections this time and that he wanted to do a lot of work for the people. However, he has not yet revealed where he would contest from.
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