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'A fool made a request and another fool accepted it': BJP says Congress gave 'lollipop' to Hardik

Hours after Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Hardik Patel declared that the Congress party had accepted its demand for reservation, Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said that the Congress gave a 'lollipop' to Hardik.

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Hours after Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Hardik Patel declared that the Congress party had accepted its demand for reservation, Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said that the Congress gave a 'lollipop' to Hardik.

The Patidar leader has said the Congress will include the extension of reservation benefit to Patidars in its election manifesto.

However, reacting to the development, Nitin Patel said, "A fool made a request and another fool accepted it, and they say others are fool (Moorkh ne darkhwast di aur moorkh ne darkhwast maani, aur doosre ko moorkh bolte hain).

Stating that the Congress party is misleading Hardik Patel, Patel said, "Hardik is aware that over 50% reservation is not possible. In the name of reservation, Congress has given a 'lollipop' to Hardik."

Nitin even accused the Congress Party of bargaining with Hardik Patel and trying to divide the Patidar community.

Meanwhile, clearing the air about ticket distribution, Hardik, "I never asked for any ticket from the Congress party to contest the assembly polls and there is 'no conflict within the PAAS'. "Our organization will continue to fight against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat," he added.

The Congress, which has mounted a hectic campaign to dislodge the long-ruling BJP in the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and saffron party chief Amit Shah, has been wooing the Patel stir spearhead for quite some time.

(With agency inputs)

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