Hardik Patel walks out of Jail after nine months

TIL Desk/National/Ahamdabad-Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel on Friday walked out of the Lajpore jail in Surat after nine months of confinement following bail granted to him by Gujarat high court, and vowed to continue agitation, saying he does not want a “56-inch chest, but rights for his community”.

Hardik, after stepping out of the jail, told media persons that he has vowed to continue his agitation to get reservation for his community under the OBC quota.

In an apparent reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ’56-inch-chest’ remark made during 2014 election campaign, Hardik said, “I want to say that I don’t want height, weight or a 56-inch chest. All I want is rights for my community.”