The 23-year-old Hardik Patel is expected to cover 2,150 km in the next 48 hours, addressing 12 public meetings, seven roadshows and two major rallies, PAAS spokesperson Brijesh Patel said. “He will roughly address 1.5 million people in these two days in Surat, Rajkot, Botad and Viramgam, his hometown," Brijesh Patel said. By mid-day online correspondent | Posted 15-Jul-2016Patidar leader Hardik Patel emerged from the Lajpore Jail here on Friday after over nine months to a hero’s welcome by hundreds of supporters, some holding posters that read "Gabbar is Back". Watch Video#WATCH: Hardik Patel released from Surat's Lajpore Central jail after 9 months, welcomed by supportershttps://t.co/1isqxj5MEK — ANI (@ANI_news) July 15, 2016Patel was released after the Gujarat High Court granted him bail in two sedition and one arson-related cases that were slapped when he lead a mass agitation demanding job quotas for the Patel community. His bail was approved on the condition that he stays out of Gujarat for six months and for three months after that in another case.

Source: Mid-Day July 15, 2016 09:33 UTC