Out of jail, Hardik says will fight for rights of Patels

Hardik also spoke of scaling up his agitation to the national level by the taking along the Kurmi community which is in a good number in Uttar Prades and is equivalent to the Patels back home. "We will also involve our Kurmi community in this agitation and try to get our rights," he said. Hardik, who had spearheaded the agitation for quota, was arrested in October last year three months after he launched it in July.