Surat: Members of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti met Gujarat Congress leaders but no agreement could be reached on the assurance about quotas for the Patels, a precondition set by PAAS leader Hardik Patel for extending support to the party in the assembly polls.
After the meeting at the Congress’s state headquarters which lasted three hours, PAAS leaders said they will hold another round of discussion by November 7 to resolve the issue.
Hardik Patel, who skipped the meeting, said the next round of negotiations will be the final.
“If we have been fighting for reservation in government jobs and educational institutions for two-and-a-half years, then waiting for a few days is no a big deal. But the next meeting on the issue will be the last and final,” he said.
Hardik Patel had last Saturday threatened to disrupt Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s proposed rally in Surat if the main opposition party in Gujarat did not make clear how it will provide quotas to the Patidar community.
However, he said he will not oppose Rahul Gandhi’s rally.
