Congress Demands Gujarat Chief Minister’s Resignation Over Patel Agitation

Opposition Congress today alleged that police committed “atrocities” against innocent people while quelling the violence triggered by detention of Patel community leader Hardik Patel as they were given a “free hand” to do so by state government at the behest of Centre.

The Congress also demanded resignation of Chief Minister Anandiben Patel by showing placards in the Legislative Assembly in Gandhinagar on the first day of the three-day monsoon session for “inept” handling of the situation and subsequent violence.

As soon as the session started in afternoon, around 20 Congress MLAs flashed placards and shouted anti-government slogans saying ‘curfew government must go…CM must resign’.

The legislators, led by Jamnagar MLA Raghavji Patel, asked Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, who was present in the House, to submit her resignation following yesterday’s crackdown by police at GMDC ground in Ahmedabad and subsequent violence across the state following brief detention of Hardik Patel.

“Law and order situation has completely collapsed in the state. Thus, our MLAs demanded resignation of this incompetent CM who lacks skill and experience in handling such situation. Her lackadaisical and amateurish approach is responsible for such violence,” Leader of Opposition Shankersinh Vaghela told reporters after the session.

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