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BJP MP in support of Patel quota

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mpAhmedabad:BJP MP from Porbander Vitthal Radadiya came out in support to Patels seeking reservation in government jobs and educational institutions in Gujarat .

“If Jats in Haryana can get reservations, I believe that Patels who have been fighting for reservations for a long time should also be granted quotas.

“The quantum of reservation and other modalities can be thrashed out through talks between the government and Patel leaders,” said Radadiya, who is the first BJP leader to support the agitating Patels.

Radadiya is considered a heavyweight Patel leader from the Saurashtra region with strong base amongst farmers and cooperative sector. He was believed to have been asked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help defuse the violence witnessed last year during the Patel quota stir.

A legislator from the Congress for long, he switched sides to the Bharatiya Janata Party in March 2013 after being denied the post of leader of opposition in the assembly, before being elected as MP on a BJP ticket in the 2014 parliamentary polls.

Welcoming Radadiya’s statement, Atul Patel, spokesperson of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS), said the MP’s support was a positive development.

“We are already talking to the state government over the issue and any support is welcome,” Patel said. “Looking at our population, we feel that Patels should get at least 15 per reservation but we are open to talks,” he added.

Patel, along with few other PAAS supporters, announced an indefinite fast from Monday in support of release of the agitation’s leaders, who are behind bars.

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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

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May 5, 2022

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The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.

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