Soon after ‘agreement’, Congress, Patidars spar over candidate list

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ The Congress on Sunday night released its first list of 77 candidates in which sitting MLA Indranil Rajyaguru of Rajkot East seat has been fielded to fight against Bharatiya Janata Party Chief Minister Vijay Rupani from Rajkot West seat.

However, after the list was released, Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti members expressed anger and started protesting in many parts of the state, claiming they were not given proper representation. Two PAAS members were given tickets in the released list, while the Hardik Patel-led organisation had demanded 20 seats.

Around 20 other Patel candidates, who are not members of the PAAS, also find mention in the list. The two who have been given tickets are Lalit Vasoya from Dhoraji and Amit Thummar from Junagadh seat.In Surat, PAAS members ghearoed the city unit office late on Sunday night and indulged in sloganeering against the Congress. Some agitated protesters clashed with Congress workers, and allegedly vandalised the party’s office.