After jail, bhajan

The Gujarat unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has organised a dayra, a public rendition of bhajans, in Morbi town, in honour of the young people who were jailed at the height of protests by the Patel (Patidar) community activists in the state last year and are now out on bail. The Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti and its convenor Hardik Patel, however, are not amused - they see in it a grand scheme by the state government to divide the Patels so that they are not able to stand up against the government. The BJP, on its part, insists that young people "deserve relief" after serving time in jail.