Patel quota stir spearhead Hardik Patel today said that the Congress has agreed to give Patidars reservations under section 31 and provisions of section 46.

Patel, who had earlier slammed Congress saying that ‘Congress and BJP are same’, said that INC has accepted their issues and agreed to give Patidars reservations.

On reservations, Patel says Congress will bring in a bill when they come to power in Gujarat.

“We never asked for any ticket. Also, there is no conflict within PAAS.”

We have never appealed to anyone to vote for Congress, but since they are talking about our rights, we leave it to people to decide, said Hardik.

Hardik also went on to slam the Bharatiya Janata Party.

He clarified that he is not joining any particular party either.

“Several horse trading attempts being made with our conveners in North Gujarat, Rs 50 lakh was being offered.” The BJP is using its tactics as it fears defeat in Gujarat, said the Patel leader.

Previously, amid the tension between the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti and the Congress over allocation of tickets for the Gujarat polls, Hardik had also claimed that his group never demanded any seats and said “the BJP and the Congress are the same”.

His remarks came days after the Congress initially allotted two seats to PAAS members — Amit Thummar and Lalit Vasoya — as against 20 seats demanded by the outfit.

The Congress later withdrew the candidature of Thummar from Junagadh and replaced him with Bhikhabhai Joshi of the party, leaving only Vasoya (Dhroaji) in the fray from PAAS.

The “improper representation” to PAAS had prompted protests by its members.

Soon after the first list was released on Sunday night, agitated PAAS members staged protest in many parts of the state.