INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Vijay Rupani claimed that Hardik Patel was spreading "false rumours" to derail Gujarat's development.Ahmedabad:
Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani has rubbished Hardik Patel's allegation of him resigning from the post, saying that the patidar leader
was spreading "lies" and "false rumours" to gain the media's attention.During his visit to Rajkot today, Mr Patel claimed that the Gujarat
chief minister had resigned during yesterday's cabinet meeting after being asked by his party to do so."Rupani had resigned yesterday during
I am saying this with full confidence
Rupani was asked to resign because he has failed to handle the administration properly," Hardik Patel, 24, was quoted by news agency PTI.He
soon went on to claim that the BJP may name a leader either from Patidar or Rajput caste as Mr Rupani's successor
"A new chief minister will be appointed within 10 days
The party (BJP) will chose either a Patidar or a Rajput as the new chief minister," he further claimed.Vijay Rupani rubbished the
allegations as "lies" and "false rumours". "Hardik is spreading blatant lies to be in media
I wonder if he is aware about the procedure that the resignation has to be handed over to the governor at Raj Bhawan, not in the cabinet
meeting." The Gujarat chief minister said there was absolutely no discussion going on in the party or government or at the senior leadership
level about it (resignation)
"I have not given any resignation and there is no question of doing so because people have given us their mandate to serve them for five
years," said Mr Rupani.Terming Mr Patel as a "Congress agent", he said some people were spreading such false rumours to derail Gujarat's
"It is possible that some people did not like the poll outcome
People know that he (Hardik) has worked as a Congress agent for many years
Thus, it is natural that he is feeling uncomfortable
Otherwise, what he has claimed is totally false," Mr Rupani added.Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel also rubbished such claims, saying it
was the handiwork of the BJP's opponents
"Our chief minister has not resigned
No such development took place yesterday
These all are false and baseless rumours being spread by the BJP's opponents to stir controversies
But, we (BJP leaders) will always remain together despite such rumours," he asserted.(with inputs from PTI)
