Logo

Logo

# India

Gujarat can never be bought: Rahul on BJP ‘buying’ Patidar leaders

A day after Patidar leader from north Gujarat Narendra Patel alleged that the BJP tried to buy him, Congress Vice…

IANS | New Delhi | October 23, 2017 1:46 pm | Updated : October 31, 2017 5:06 pm

Gujarat can never be bought: Rahul on BJP ‘buying’ Patidar leaders

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi. (File Photo: IANS)

A day after Patidar leader from north Gujarat Narendra Patel alleged that the BJP tried to buy him, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday took on the ruling party, saying Gujarat is priceless and can never be bought.

“Gujarat is priceless. It has never been bought. It can never be bought. It will never be bought,” Gandhi said in a tweet.

Advertisement

Narendra Patel had alleged that Patidar leader Varun Patel, who joined the BJP on Saturday evening, took him to meet Gujarat BJP President Jitubhai Vaghani and other leaders on Sunday, who offered him Rs 1 crore to join the BJP.

Advertisement

Narendra Patel said he was handed over a bag of Rs 10 lakh cash as token and promised he would be paid Rs 90 lakh later.

Narendra Patel is the convenor of North Gujarat, Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS), of Hardik Patel.

Advertisement

Related posts

# India

Rahul alleges Fadnavis lied after police killed Dalit activist in custody

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has alleged that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis lied on the floor of the house about the death of 35-year-old Dalit activist Somnath Suryavanshi in police (judicial) custody in Parbhani, during the winter session of the state Assembly held in Nagpur, after the issue was raised by Sharad Pawar-led NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad.

# Cities

Sarangi, Rajput discharged from RML

Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital Medical Superintendent, Dr Ajay Shukla, informed that BJP MPs Pratap Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput were discharged from the hospital on Monday.