Hardik Patel, convener of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) has filed a petition in Gujarat High Court seeking permission for changing his temporary address from Udaipur to Haridwar. Readers may recall that Hardik Patel is out on bail in the sedition case. He has been barred from entering Gujarat for 6 months by the High Court.

Patel has been complaining of strict restrictions on his movement in Rajasthan. He had earlier filed a habeas corpus petition in Rajasthan High Court seeking to be freed from illegal house arrest. Cops on the other hand justified their actions stating that they had received Intelligence Inputs that Patel had threat to his life and hence they were providing heavy security cover.

On his choice of Haridwar, Patel said that he wanted to live in oblivion for some days and hence had chosen Haridwar as the destination. He mentioned in his petition to Gujarat High Court that he wanted to move to Swami Deeptanand Ashram, Bhupatwala, Haridwar. He also stated that he had received permission from mahant of the ashram, Swami Krishnanandji Maharaj towards the same.

Patel is through with four months of his exile from Gujarat and has to serve another 2 months before moving back.