Congress MLA from Dhoraji seat, Lalit Vasoya, launched an indefinite fast on Sunday morning over the issue of supply of water from Narmada, but withdrew it hours later saying the government has given him a "written assurance" over his demands.
Vasoya started his indefinite fast in Dhoraji town in the morning hours, seeking Narmada water for drinking purpose to the villages under his assembly constituency in Rajkot district, for Kutiyana taluka in Porbandar district and Manavadar in Junagadh district in the water-starved Saurashtra region.
Talking to reporters at the time of launching his fast, the legislator said, "I am not here to do politics over the issue, which is why I have taken up the agitation after the Lok Sabha elections. I am not going to end my fast until the government gives me an assurance in writing that it will address our demands."
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