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Who is he? Gujarat's Hitler, asks man who slapped Hardik Patel

Congress leader Hardik Patel was slapped by an unidentified man while addressing a poll rally in Gujarat's Surendranagar district. The man who slapped Patel, identified as Tarun Gajja, has given the reasons behind taking this step.

Tarun Gajja (man who slapped Hardik Patel)
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Published : Apr 19, 2019, 11:12 PM IST

Surendranagar (Gujarat): The man who slapped Hardik Patel at a rally in Surendranagar, Gujarat has been identified as Tarun Gajjar.

While speaking to a news agency about the incident and reason behind taking the step, he said, "My wife was pregnant when Patidar agitation happened, she was undergoing treatment at a hospital, I had faced problems then, I had decided then, I'll hit this man. I had to teach him a lesson anyhow".

Tarun Gajja (man who slapped Hardik Patel)

Read | Hardik patel slapped during a public meeting in Gujarat

He further added, "Then again during his rally in Ahmedabad when I had gone to get medicine for my child, everything was shut down. He shuts down the roads; he shuts down Gujarat whenever he wants to, What is he? Gujarat's hitler." The incident took place while Patel was addressing a rally in Gujarat's Surendranagar on Friday.

Surendranagar (Gujarat): The man who slapped Hardik Patel at a rally in Surendranagar, Gujarat has been identified as Tarun Gajjar.

While speaking to a news agency about the incident and reason behind taking the step, he said, "My wife was pregnant when Patidar agitation happened, she was undergoing treatment at a hospital, I had faced problems then, I had decided then, I'll hit this man. I had to teach him a lesson anyhow".

Tarun Gajja (man who slapped Hardik Patel)

Read | Hardik patel slapped during a public meeting in Gujarat

He further added, "Then again during his rally in Ahmedabad when I had gone to get medicine for my child, everything was shut down. He shuts down the roads; he shuts down Gujarat whenever he wants to, What is he? Gujarat's hitler." The incident took place while Patel was addressing a rally in Gujarat's Surendranagar on Friday.

Surendranagar (Gujarat), Apr 19 (ANI): Man who slapped Hardik Patel at a rally in Surendranagar, Gujarat has been identified as Tarun Gajjar. While speaking to ANI about the incident and reason behind taking the step, he said, "My wife was pregnant when Patidar agitation happened, she was undergoing treatment at a hospital, I had faced problems then, I had decided then, I'll hit this man. I had to teach him a lesson anyhow. Then again during his rally in Ahmedabad when I had gone to get medicine for my child, everything was shut down. He shuts down the roads; he shuts down Gujarat whenever he wants to, What is he? Gujarat's hitler." The incident took place while Patel was addressing a rally in Gujarat's Surendranagar on Friday.

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