Hardik Patel to meet people demanding reservation for Jats

Jats will protest in Delhi on September 28

Ahmedabad, August 28: Hardik Patel, the 22 year old leader of the Patidari Anamat Andolan Samiti, who is spearheading the movement for the demand OBC quota for Patels, has expressed a desire to meet people demanding reservation for Jats on Friday. Following the example of the Patidars, the Jats of Haryana also announced a protest for reservation on Wedndesday.

Patel said that he will soon meet the leaders of the community’s movement for the demand of reservation. Hardik Patel has emerged as the icon of the movement that took Gujarat by storm in the last few weeks and disrupted normal life, as thousands of people from the community, followed Patel onto the roads to demand reservation from the government. Also Read: I like Raj Thackeray’s power; I can work with him, says Hardik Patel

The Jat community  has also decided to follow in the footsteps of the Patidars of Gujarat and will reportedly stage a protest in front of Jantar Mantar in Delhi, on September 28. The Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti (JASS) has launched a nationwide drive to ‘recruit’ Jat youths for the Jat Yuva Sena (Young Jat Army) to fight the reservation battle. The community has also launched a Facebook Page, a Whatsapp Group, to attract Jat youths to join the Jat Yuva Sena.