This Article is From Oct 02, 2015

Guilty of Disturbing Peace Will Not Be Spared: Gujarat Chief Minister

Guilty of Disturbing Peace Will Not Be Spared: Gujarat Chief Minister

File photo: Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel.

Ahmedabad: In a stern message to the Patel quota agitation leaders, Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today said those found guilty of disturbing peace in the state will not be spared by police.

"Police will do its work if someone tries to disturb the law and order situation in the state. No one is allowed to take law in his own hands, irrespective of his position in society. Everyone wants peace. There is no one who does not want it," said Anandiben Patel in her speech during an inauguration ceremony.

22-year-old Hardik Patel is leading a Patel agitation to get reservations for the community under the OBC quota. Though the state government has announced a Rs 1,000-crore scheme for the economically weaker students in a bid to douse the stir, Mr Patel vowed to continue the agitation. The violence which followed the agitation killed at least 10 people in last week of August.

In her speech today, the Gujarat Chief Minister once again tried to convince the agitating communities by listing benefits of the scheme, named as Mukhyamantri Yuva Swavlamban Yojna (Chief Minister Youth Self-Reliance Scheme).

"This is truly one of the kind of schemes in the country, in which we will ensure that bright students of all the communities does not face problem in getting education in want of money. The government will also bear the expenses of textbooks and provide scholarships. Now, no one will face injustice in Gujarat," said Ms Patel.
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