Showdown countdown - 3 lakh Patidars: Epic quota quorum - Times of India
Almost three lakh Patidars will first arrive on Sabarmati riverfront to park their vehicles and then proceed on foot to the GMDC ground (off 132-feet ring road) for a mammoth Mahasabha to press for OBC status and reservations for their community. On Thursday, after a meeting at Umiyamata campus on SG Road, the organisers were seen telling various state convenors to ask people coming for the rally to avoid bring ing children. The convenors were also told to make it compulsory for rally participants to wear shoes and carry I-cards in their pockets for identification. "Identification cards may be needed if there is an untoward incident," said an organizer. The organizers have arranged for 25 party plots in these areas. Even builders, who have new residential apartments coming up in these areas, have offered their premises as shelter for rally participants. The organisers said that orders for almost 10 lakh Gandhi caps had also been placed. The organisers said that, as of now, they expect 177 trucks packed with agitators to come from Visnagar and nearby areas. 55 trucks from Mansa. Even as chief secretary Ganga Ram Aloria and ACS (home) held a review meeting of senior police officials, including DGP P C Thakur and DG, Intelligence, Promodkumar, to discuss. Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
