NEW DELHI: Having barely finished his three-day road show in Gujarat passing Surat, Rahul Gandhi is set to return to the commercial town to observe "black day" on the anniversary of demonetisation on November 8. Rahul's second visit to Surat in four days indicates that Congress sees a real opportunity in the "discontent" in Gujarati businesses.Surat has emerged as a confluence of sorts of angry commerce and the anti-BJP Patidar agitation. Rahul held a rally in Surat from November 1-3 where he touched upon the traders's GST woes and reminded Patidars of "police atrocities" on agitators seeking OBC status.Long sidelined in PM Narendra Modi's home state, Congress has stepped into tricky territory by siding with Patidars who are seeking OBC quota. Patidars's demand can only be accepted by antagonising OBCs. As a compromise, Congress has proposed a separate 20% quota for poor upper castes.

Source: Times of India November 04, 2017 21:56 UTC