BJP MLA of Limbayat in Surat Sangita Patil requested the social gathering’s web page committee presidents to inform the police that they’re BJP web page committee presidents if they’re stopped or name her if they don’t hear.
Patil’s remarks throughout a gathering addressing the web page committee presidents in Limbayat constituency space, on January 10, was captured on a video by BJP employee Ravindra Dhakate who posted it on Facebook.
After the video went viral on social media, Dhakate deleted it from Facebook.
When contacted, Patil stated the web page committee presidents work for the social gathering throughout evening and she or he requested them to inform the police that they had been working for BJP web page committees in case they’re stopped by the police because the curfew is in place.
The social gathering assembly, held at Shantinagar society in Limabayat, was attended by BJP councillors of Udhna and Limbayat and Surat metropolis BJP president Niranjan Janjmera.
Patil, who’s an in depth loyalist of state BJP president C R Paatil, stated within the speech, “Why are page committee president cards issued to you? Do you know? It is your identity as a voter. You can use this card everywhere and identify yourself as member of BJP and page president. If police catches you, say that I am BJP page committee president. If they do not listen, then call me.”
Talking to the Indian Express, Ravindra Dhakate (32), who hails from Nagpur in Maharashtra and resides in Surat for the final 15 years, stated, “I am an active worker of BJP since last seven years. I am also page president of my residential society Keshavnagar, which is close to Shantinagar residential society. The video was shared via my Facebook to all my friends. When the controversies started, I deleted the video. Nobody had created pressure on me.”
Patil stated, “Majority of the party workers in my area are doing jobs and they return back to their homes at 9.00 pm and after having dinner, they start doing work to make page committee members and they get back home late in the night. The curfew starts at 10.00 pm. So when, they are stopped by police on the road, they should identify himself as page committee presidents and tell the police that they are working for BJP page committees. If the issue is not sorted out, they can call me.”
A senior police officer, on situation of anonymity,stated, “Police will do their work and only valid identity card or pass will be entertained.”
