Hardik Patel's plea rejected by Gujarat High Court

Gandhinagar: In a major blow to the Congress, the Gujarat High Court on Friday rejected a plea by Patidar leader Hardik Patel seeking a stay on his conviction by a district court to enable him to contest the general elections. The decision is a jolt to the Gujarat Congress as Patel was projected to be a candidate for the Jamnagar seat in the 2019 general elections. Justice Abdullahmiya Uraizee rejected the petition filed by Patel seeking a stay on the Mehsana court conviction in a rioting and arson case in Visnagar during the Patel agitation in 2015. The Mehsana court had ordered a two-year imprisonment in July last year. Patel had prayed for a stay on the order so that he could contest the Lok Sabha polls. (IANS)

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