The Visnagar sessions court in Gujarat on Thursday cancelled the non-bailable arrest warrant issued against Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel after he appeared before it and gave an assurance to it to remain present during hearings in the future. Each of them submitted surety bonds of ₹5,000. The next hearing will be on November 15.
On Wednesday, Sessions judge V.P. Agarwal issued the arrest warrant against Mr. Hardik Patel, convener of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS), and six others, including Sardar Patel Group (SPG) convener Lalji Patel, after they failed to to appear before it in a case of vandalism of Visnagar MLA Rishikesh Patel during a protest rally of the Patidar community in July 2015.
Mr. Hardik Patel failed to appear before it for the second consecutive time, while Mr. Lalji Patel and others were absent for the first time.
