Policeman among 8 Dead in Gujarat Violence, Army Called In: 10 Developments

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Policeman among 8 Dead in Gujarat Violence, Army Called In: 10 Developments

Buses were set on fire in Ahmedabad during the violence that followed Hardik Patel's brief detention on Tuesday night (Press Trust of India photo)


AHMEDABAD: Eight people, including a policeman, have died in the violence that erupted in several parts of Gujarat after the brief detention of 21-year-old Hardik Patel on Tuesday night in Ahmedabad. The city is tense and the Army has been called in to restore law and order.
Here are the 10 latest developments in this big story:

1. Five people died last night in Ahmedabad, two of them allegedly in police firing after protesters clashed with cops. Two people were killed in Palanpur in north Gujarat today, both allegedly in police firing. A policeman who was injured during the morning's clashes in Surat, has also died.
2. There is a curfew in several parts of Ahmedabad. Schools and colleges were closed on Wednesday and will remain closed on Thursday. The Army held flag marches in different parts of the city.
3. Curfew has also been imposed in Surat, which is tense after incidents of arson, damage to government property and clashes this morning. Schools and colleges will remain closed in Surat on Thursday.
4. Ten columns of the army and 53 companies of paramilitary forces, besides the Gujarat Police, have been called in to control violent mobs in Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Morbi, Vadodara, Mehsana and Banaskantha.
5. Nine trains cancelled which includes Rajdhani and Ashram Express from Ahmedabad to Delhi; 19 trains had their routes truncated, and five trains have been diverted.
6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for calm in the state. "Violence does not benefit anybody," the PM said in an appeal on television, adding, "We must work together to solve problems through talks".
7. Hardik Patel was detained briefly by the Ahmedabad police last night. He is leading a movement by the powerful Patel or Patedar caste that wants reservation in government jobs and colleges. Mr Patel had called for a bandh or strike all over the state today.
8. The state government led by Chief Minister Anandiben says that's not possible because Gujarat has already hit a 50 per cent cap on reservation, a limit imposed by the Supreme Court.
9. More than a 100 buses were set on fire overnight and property damaged in the violence in Ahmedabad, Surat and Mehsana cities and the towns of Unjha and Visnagar, local officers said. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has assured Chief Minister Anandiben Patel of all help.
10. Internet services on mobile phones have been suspended in some parts of the state to check the spread of rumours through WhatsApp and SMS. Internet can be accessed on computers in homes and offices.

Policeman among 8 Dead in Gujarat Violence, Army Called In: 10 Developments

 

[MohitV]

oh man......jus 4 months back i was in gandhinagar and nvr wanted to leave tat place..........cant imagine anything like this wld hppn there

 

[coffee_cup]

Worrying development.

Hopefully India is able to contain the mounting civil unrest within the country and Modi starts taking care of real Indian issues of poverty, healthcare, sanitation, education, unemployment etc. instead of war mongering and beating his fake "56 inches chest"...

 

[Xenophon]

Oh good they are protesting against the reservations given to Muslims .as expected .

 

[mike2000 is back]

Policeman among 8 Dead in Gujarat Violence, Army Called In: 10 Developments

Buses were set on fire in Ahmedabad during the violence that followed Hardik Patel's brief detention on Tuesday night (Press Trust of India photo)


AHMEDABAD: Eight people, including a policeman, have died in the violence that erupted in several parts of Gujarat after the brief detention of 21-year-old Hardik Patel on Tuesday night in Ahmedabad. The city is tense and the Army has been called in to restore law and order.
Here are the 10 latest developments in this big story:

1. Five people died last night in Ahmedabad, two of them allegedly in police firing after protesters clashed with cops. Two people were killed in Palanpur in north Gujarat today, both allegedly in police firing. A policeman who was injured during the morning's clashes in Surat, has also died.
2. There is a curfew in several parts of Ahmedabad. Schools and colleges were closed on Wednesday and will remain closed on Thursday. The Army held flag marches in different parts of the city.
3. Curfew has also been imposed in Surat, which is tense after incidents of arson, damage to government property and clashes this morning. Schools and colleges will remain closed in Surat on Thursday.
4. Ten columns of the army and 53 companies of paramilitary forces, besides the Gujarat Police, have been called in to control violent mobs in Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Morbi, Vadodara, Mehsana and Banaskantha.
5. Nine trains cancelled which includes Rajdhani and Ashram Express from Ahmedabad to Delhi; 19 trains had their routes truncated, and five trains have been diverted.
6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for calm in the state. "Violence does not benefit anybody," the PM said in an appeal on television, adding, "We must work together to solve problems through talks".
7. Hardik Patel was detained briefly by the Ahmedabad police last night. He is leading a movement by the powerful Patel or Patedar caste that wants reservation in government jobs and colleges. Mr Patel had called for a bandh or strike all over the state today.
8. The state government led by Chief Minister Anandiben says that's not possible because Gujarat has already hit a 50 per cent cap on reservation, a limit imposed by the Supreme Court.
9. More than a 100 buses were set on fire overnight and property damaged in the violence in Ahmedabad, Surat and Mehsana cities and the towns of Unjha and Visnagar, local officers said. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has assured Chief Minister Anandiben Patel of all help.
10. Internet services on mobile phones have been suspended in some parts of the state to check the spread of rumours through WhatsApp and SMS. Internet can be accessed on computers in homes and offices.

Policeman among 8 Dead in Gujarat Violence, Army Called In: 10 Developments

WTF?? Police in India shoot live rounds at protesters?

 

[powastick]

Oh good they are protesting against the reservations given to Muslims .as expected .

I thought lower caste protesting for more quota in higher learning?

 

[Icewolf]

All over India the Dalits and Sudra will rise up to challenge the Brahmin oligarchy of New Delhi

 

[MohitV]

Worrying development.

Hopefully India is able to contain the mounting civil unrest within the country and Modi starts taking care of real Indian issues of poverty, healthcare, sanitation, education, unemployment etc. instead of war mongering and beating his fake "56 inches chest"...

u whine so much about the same thing tat u have bcum blind to ur own super pathetic state........our literacy rate is 74% compared to ur pathetic 63%.....our graduates become CEOs n scientists n entrepreneurs .... n urz taxi drivers .....our industries/startups r capable of generating quality employment.....ur corrupt guv has failed to do so........in spite of such a huge population our unemployment rate is 4.9% compared to ur 5.45%.......96 million ppl do not have adequate sanitation facilities in ur failed polio hub/state.....n u r telling us about sanitation.......poverty reduction rate is much faster in india than in pakistan......and ur economic growth is wat i call pure comedy ...u do not even have a bttr transport system .......afghanistan has a communication system than u guys....


n plzz cities in gujarat have facilities like multiple electricity supply firms and a well laid grid of gas pipeline.......something u guys cant even dream off............disgusting low lives

Oh good they are protesting against the reservations given to Muslims .as expected .

r u dumb ? they r protesting for their own quota in the system......u dumb human

 

[powastick]

This is silly, protesting for qouta instead of better schools. That is why poor people stays poor. If this is the future of India......

 

[Parul]

Rest in peace!

 

[MohitV]

Like no one didn't expect any communal unrest?! Ab ki bar Modi Sarkar!

chutiye its not a communal unrest............learn to read and understand for god's sake ....

 

[Xenophon]

I thought lower caste protesting for more quota in higher learning?

Patels are protesting .they are in majority.

 

[Xenophon]

r u dumb ? they r protesting for their own quota in the system......u dumb human

Their demand s is either give them quota or finished the quota system given to minorities.

 

[dlclong]

RIP

Democratic country, shouldn't suppress the people，Modiji,,
Freedom, democracy,,,,
The caste system is the slave system, and the biggest democratic state should not have a slave system.
Network, shut down？？

 

[graphican]

Under Modi, Indian secular and harmonious fabric is ripped and raped. This is just the beginning, in future, I see attacks coming on Muslims as well.