Hardik Patel arrested in Surat, for holding protest march

Hardik Patel, who has been leading an agitation seeking reservations for the Patel community in Gujarat, was detained in Surat this morning as he tried to take out a protest march from the city. As he was whisked away by a strong posse of policemen, he said "this is an attempt to muzzle our peaceful agitation by the state government. We will not give up and will continue our agitation peacefully.''