The next round of agitation to press for the demand for reservation to Patel community under OBC quota will begin on Tuesday from Surat, said Hardik Patel, who is leading the stir.
“We have called a meeting of all our 137 leaders from across the State today (Monday) evening to chart out the plan for the second round of agitation in the State. We will start the agitation from Surat tomorrow (Tuesday). We will focus more on taluk-and village-level this time,” Mr. Hardik told reporters in Ahmedabad.
“We will make the official announcement tomorrow (Tuesday) about our upcoming programmes and rallies to be held in the State. This time, the entire nation will have its eyes on our programme. We will walk on the path shown by Mahatma Gandhi,” he said.
During the first round of agitation, violence had spread after their rally in Ahmedabad on August 25, in which 10 people were killed.
