Sources within the party, however, said that talks with a few leaders was not going to help. "For starters, only the leaders from Saurashtra were called for today s meeting," said a party functionary on condition of anonymity. "But the protests have spread all over the state and are not limited only to Saurashtra anymore," he added.
While anonymous banners targeting Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya have come up in Porbandar, his ministerial colleague Parshottam Rupala is under fire over his comments about “kings bowing to the British”.
While resistance towards Shobhna Baraiya who replaced Bhikhaji Thakor in Sabarkantha is getting aggressive by days, the Kshatriya community across the state is up in arms against Union Minister Parshottam Rupala who is contesting from Rajkot for his comment allegedly denigrating the community.
On Monday, BJP leaders said that efforts were on to persuade protesting Kshatriya community leaders to strike a conciliatory note and resolve the matter.