Amid deteriorating health on the ninth day of his indefinite fast demanding a loan waiver for farmers and quota for the Patidars in jobs and education, Hardik Patel on Sunday released his will.
“It’s the ninth day and I have become weak while vital organs are getting affected. I want to state that I may die also of this hunger strike that is against the BJP government,” Mr. Patel said.
In his will released by his aides Manoj Panara, Mr. Patel stated that he has ₹50,000 in his bank balance and one car. He said ₹30,000 should be given to his parents while ₹20,000 will go as donation to a gaushala. Moreover, he said the royalty amount likely to be generated after a book on him is released should go to his parents and sister.
Mr. Patel wished that 30 % income of his book Who Took My Job will be equally distributed to his parents and sister, while the rest 70 per cent will be distributed to the families of 14 Patidar youths, who were killed in police firing during the quota agitation in 2015.
He also said that his eyes should be donated in case of his demise during the hunger strike.
Meanwhile, Gujarat’s leader of the opposition Paresh Dhanani visited Mr. Patel and slammed the state authorities for neglecting farmers and others.
“If the State government had waived off farm loans, Hardik would not have had to go on fast,” Mr. Dhanani said.
Meanwhile, Gujarat Cabinet Minister Kuvarji Bavalia expressed concern over the worsening health of Mr. Patel. Mr. Bavalia is the first Minister from the State government to have spoken on Mr. Patel’s health.
However, so far the BJP government has refrained from any commitment either to consider his demands or offer to talk to him to end his indefinite fast.
