BJP state president CR Patil s ambitious target was not beyond the realm of reality, given his penchant for micromanagement and the hugely successful strategy of page committees and page presidents. What however was not factored in was the unforeseen agitation of the Kshatriyas that now seems to have engulfed the entire state, apart from spilling over to other states as well.
On November 14, the incident happened at the yarn dyeing unit in Baleshwar village when Rajubhai Bodhaniya, one of the labourers, was cleaning a wastewater tank.
A new circular Sahay issued said that "after some rethinking, the implementation of the order to relieve members of the traffic brigade has been put off".
A day after the Vadodara City Police issued prohibitory orders for the upcoming 10-day Ganesh Chaturthi beginning September 19, pertaining to the dimensions of Ganesh idols as well as mandatory immersion of idols in artificial lakes, Gujarat government chief whip Balkrishna Shukla wrote to MoS Home Harsh Sanghavi on Tuesday, seeking "relaxation" in the orders.