About 25 PAAS members detained ahead of PM’s Gujarat visit

Jamnagar, Aug 30 (PTI) Ahead of the inauguration of SAUNIproject by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here, more than 25members of Hardik Patel-led Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti(PAAS) were today detained from different parts of Rajkot andthe district to prevent any trouble at the event. The PAAS members as well as conveners were detained byPaddhari and Gandhigram police of Rajkot while several otherswere detained by Dhrol taluka police of Jamnagar district. "We detained at least five PAAS members this morning asthey were heading towards Sanosara to stage demonstrations. Wealso learnt that some others have been detained by officialsfrom other police stations of Rajkot and Jamangar thismorning," said sub inspector of Paddhari police station ofRajkot. Yesterday, PAAS had threatened to stage protest againstModi during his Gujarat visit if the members of the quota bodywere not granted permission to hand over a memorandum of theirdemands to the PM at the venue. According to the spokesperson of PAAS, Brijesh Patel, allthe key PAAS conveners have been detained by police ahead ofthe event. "Those who have been detained include Rajkot districtconvener Dilip Savaliya, Rajkot city convener Hemang Patel,co-convener of Morbi Manoj Kalariya and several others. Wecondemn such police action against us," he said, adding thatother members would try to stage protests in absence of theirsenior fellows. PTI VJA PJT PD DKSRYSDM