Gujarat Parliament Leader Hardik Patel denies he will leave the party
Ahmedabad:
Amid speculation that Gujarat Parliament leader Hardik Patel might quit due to infighting, Aam Party head Aadmi Gopal Italia today invited him to join AAP, which he says is a “like-minded party”. .
Mr. Italia said that Congress has no place for “devoted people” like Mr. Patel.
“If Hardik Patel doesn’t like being in Congress, he should join a like-minded party like AAP. Instead of complaining to Congress, wasting his time, he should contribute here… A party like Congress there will be no place for dedicated people like him,” Mr. Italia told ANI.
Mr. Patel, however, denied rumors of him leaving Parliament.
“I have given my 100% to the Parliament up to this point and will give the same in the coming days. We will develop better in Gujarat. There will be small fights and games. blame within the party, but we have to work together to make Gujarat a better place,” said Mr.
“If telling the truth is a crime, consider me guilty. The people of Gujarat have high expectations from us, we have to stand up and fight them,” he said.
Mr. Patel emerged as the leader of the Patidar reservation movement for the community in Gujarat in 2015 and later joined Parliament.
