Until a few days ago, a 22-year old young B.Com graduate named Hardik Patel was the cynosure of all the eyes across the country. The reason, his miraculous ability to galvanise lakhs of Patels towards the Patel Reservations agitations. Political scene in one of the most powerful states in the country, Gujarat, was rattled from all corners due to Hardik Patel.
Hardik became the face of the unemployed and desperate youngsters. However, the steam seems to have fizzled out already and Hardik has already become a history, thanks to the shrewd tactical politics allegedly played by mysterious powers. Hardik’s downfall started when his ambitious Reverse Dandi March ended up as a huge flop show, with hardly 50 participants accompanying him.
Things got even worse for Hardik when his recent protest meet in Aravali district witnessed less turnout with hardly 2,000 people. With police storming the meet citing no permission, Hardik fled the scene in a dismal fashion through paddy fields. Next morning, Hardik appeared in front of TV channels and alleged that cops in mufty took him into custody for the whole night.
Hardik’s acquaintances tried their best to propagate his version and gain people’s sympathy, but found no takers even among their own community members, leave alone social media. This led to many inside discussions that Hardik is now oppressed by the same powers that encouraged his rise.
Political circles are abuzz that a much larger plan of revamping the reservations system in the country was the main motive behind these mysterious powers turning Hardik from a nobody to a hero and again a zero.