Narendra Patel, a local convenor of Hardik Patel's Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti, has alleged that he was offered Rs 1 crore to join the Bharatiya Janata Party. The claim came hours after Narendra Patel, flanked by prominent BJP leaders, announced Sunday evening he was joining the BJP.
At a late-night press conference in Ahmedabad, however, Narendra Patel suddenly changed tunes, saying that he was 'made to' say that he was joining the party after being offered a Rs 1-crore deal to switch loyalties.
The Mehsana-based Narendra Patel also claimed that he was advanced Rs 10 lakh on the Rs 1-crore deal on Sunday itself and said he was promised that the remaining Rs 90 lakh would be paid to him on Monday.
Speaking at a press conference in Ahmedabad, Patel detailed how and when he was made the Rs 1-crore offer and said that Varun Patel, another Patidar leader, was involved in the efforts to win his support.
Varun Patel was a key aide of Hardik Patel, who spearheaded the Patidar reservation movement. Varun along with Reshma Patel, another former Hardik Patel aide, joined the BJP earlier this weekend.
Speaking at his press conference, Narendra Patel claimed that the deal was made by Varun Patel on behalf of the BJP. 'I was called to Ahmedabad... then taken to Gandhinagar,' Narendra Patel said at the press conference.
In Gandhinagar, he was driven around for a while and then taken to an office in nearby Adalaj, Narendra Patel claimed. 'There, I was introduced to several BJP leaders, including Jitubhai Vaghani and Chudasmasaheb,' Patel said at the press conference Sunday night.
Following this, Narendra Patel went on to say, Varun Patel took him aside and made a Rs 1-crore deal to get him to join the party. 'Varunbhai then gave me Rs 10 lakh cash, and asked me to collect the other Rs 90 lakh at a BJP function scheduled for Monday,' Narendra Patel claimed.
'These people (BJP leaders) then immediately called a press conference, and made me say it (that I was joining the BJP),' Patel went on to say. 'I, however, felt that this is wrong, and that the Patel community is being betrayed.'
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Comment:- These all are INDIAN Law-Makers. Shame. A.J.S.Chandi