Summary:
"Fools proposed the reservation formula, and fools have accepted it," Patel said, lashing out at both the Congress and Hardik. Gujarat's Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel came down heavily on Hardik Patel on Wednesday and described the Patidar agitation spearhead as foolish, a newbie and a Congress agent. For good measure, the senior BJP leader also reminded Hardik that he (Patel) had been an MLA far longer than the latter's age. The BJP leader got worked up when it was pointed out to him during the press conference that Hardik had criticised his "fools" comment, and launched a vicious attack on him. Ridiculing Hardik's assertion that the 50% reservation cap was only a Supreme Court suggestion, Patel wondered if he even knew what a Supreme Court bench was, and reiterated that any quota of more than 50% was not possible..