According to him, while going towards Thaltej area in the rickshaw, he spoke to Rajasthan home minister and chief minister, and both of them denied any police movement to Gujarat for his arrest. "He is certainly being pressurised and harassed," Patel told ET. "All the Hindu leaders are under pressure in the current regime as Modiji wants to retain both the images of a development icon and a Hindu leader," he alleged. Togadia has been in the eye of the storm for some time now and had to recently appear in a local court in Ahmedabad to get a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against him cancelled. The NBW was issued for non-appearance in a 22-year-old case of rioting and attempt to murder.

Source: Economic Times January 16, 2018 08:26 UTC