Ink was thrown at Patidar quota agitatio𓆏n leader Hardik Patel on Saturday evening. The police have taken the person into custody♔.
Hardik reportedly said the person should be 💛releas🥃ed saying he has no enmity with him.
On Saturday evening, when national president of Patel Nav Nirman Sena was meeting members of Patidar community and lo🍸cal leaders at Hotel Meghdoot in Ujjain distict on Saturday evening, a person threw ink on Hardik.
Follwing the incident, enraged supporters of Hardik Patel roughed u🌠p the accussed identified as Milind Gurjar, a resident of Annaprura Nagar, Ujjain.
“We have arrested one person in connection 🦩with ink throwing incident. Further investigations are on,” O P Ahir, incharge of Nanakheda Police Stati𓄧on told media persons here today.
According to reports, Hardik reached Ujjain after his tour to Mandsaur and Neemuch districts of the State. On Sunday, he is expected to address a rally in Sagar district. The rally has been organi🍰sed on the home turf of BJP heavyweight and rural development minister Gopal Bhargava, who has won the Rehli a♐ssembly seat in the region seven successive times.
The rally will be addressd by Dalit rights activis⭕t Jignesh Mevani, OBC leader Alpesh Thakore who campaigned extensively against Prime Minster Narendra Modi and the BJP during Gujarat elections in 2017. The Congress party wants to build a similar momentum in Madhya Pradesh where A🥃ssembly elections are due to take place by year-end.