The Patidar body (PAAS) has finalised the names of 11 representatives who will be holding talks with the government on their various demands, including the “constitutional reservation” for the Patidar community, in Gandhinagar on December 1.

The 11 members will be Lalit Vasoya, Manoj Panara, Ketan Patel, Dinesh Bambhroliya, Kirit Patel, Varun Patel, Uday Patel, Anil Patel, Alpesh Katheriya, Narendra Patel and Bambhaniya.

Bambhaniya said, “In our meeting today, we have finalised the 11 names. And we will be meeting the representatives of the Gujarat government at Gandhinagar Circuit House on December 1. Hardik has chosen not to be part of the team since he cannot enter Gujarat.” “We do not know who from the state government will talk with us,” he added.

“We have already given a list of our demands through a memorandum to various state authorities 156 times. But since this is a new government which has invited us for negotiations, we will hold talks with them on our demands,” Bambhaniya said.

Meanwhile Hardik said, “We do not know what could be the conspiracy of the state government… If we find that the state government discusses in proper manner and it has Patidar community’s interest at heart, we will bring our woman power in further meetings.”

By Premji