Several leaders and youth of the Koli group joined the Aam Aadmi Party in Surat on September 8.
Among those that have joined AAP are Prakash Contractor, president of Parivartan Trust, an NGO working for the Koli group.
According to AAP, greater than 500 youths of Koli group have joined the occasion beneath the management of Prakash Contractor and Jitubhai Ghadiyali at Koli group constructing in Budhia village of Surat metropolis. These group leaders and youth have been welcomed by AAP state president Gopal Italia and different occasion leaders.
Parivartan Trust President Prakash Contractor advised Indian Express, “We is not going to cease the work of our NGO for our folks. There are 35 villages between Sachin to Hazira, that are within the coastal area and are dominated by the Koli group. Many members of our group are robust supporters of BJP, however we’re fed up with the occasion as a result of varied causes and elegance of functioning. We have been on the lookout for a greater choice and we didn’t wish to go to Congress. We have joined AAP after seeing the working model of the occasion’s municipal councilors in SMC.
Parivartan Trust has led a number of protests, together with one towards the GEPIL firm in 2012, which was discovered to be discharging untreated hazardous waste into Un Creek whereas passing close to the villages of Jiyav and Budhia. After their protest, the GEPIL firm was closed down.
AAP state spokesperson Yogesh Jadwani mentioned, “In Surat city, we have penetrated deeply into the Patidar community, and now we have started getting support from the Koli Patel community, who are also strong supporters of the BJP.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
