Archive · 19 Nov 2025
Hardik Patel Charged in 2018 Quota Stir Case
Hardik Patel, a prominent political figure and BJP MLA, has been charged with several offenses related to a 2018 protest he led.
The charges stem from a symbolic fast he organized in Ahmedabad without police permission.
A court has now framed charges against him and six others in the case.
Hardik Patel, BJP MLA from Viramgam, faces charges in 2018 Patidar quota agitation case
Charges include unlawful assembly, rioting, use of criminal force against a public servant, and criminal conspiracy
Case registered after a symbolic fast programme in Ahmedabad's Niko area, allegedly without police permission
Hardik is one of seven accused in the case
Charges framed by a magistrate's court in Ahmedabad on Tuesday
- Who
- Hardik Patel, BJP MLA from Viramgam, and six others
- What
- Framing of charges in a 2018 Patidar quota agitation case
- When
- Tuesday, at a magistrate's court in Ahmedabad
- Where
- Ahmedabad's Niko area
- Why
- Alleged violation of law during a symbolic fast programme without police permission
Protesters' Side
Authorities' Side
Permission
Protesters' Side
Protesters argue they did not need permission for a peaceful symbolic fast.
Authorities' Side
Authorities maintain permission was required and not obtained.
- Case Date
- 2018
- Location
- Ahmedabad's Niko area
- Protest Type
- Symbolic fast programme
- Accused
- Hardik Patel and six others
- Charges Framed
- Unlawful assembly, rioting, use of criminal force against a public servant, criminal conspiracy