The state government has vehemently opposed the bail plea of Patidar leader Alpesh Kathiriya that is pending before the Gujarat High Court. Kathiriya is presently in jail in connection with a sedition case registered against him in Surat after a sessions court cancelled the bail granted to him for violating bail conditions.
In an affidavit submitted before the single judge bench of Justice VM Pancholi, DCB police station's inspector Gaurang Patel has submitted that Kathiriya was well aware of the bail conditions levied on him by the sessions court. However, within a few days of getting bail, he "misused his liberty and violated the bail condition" wherein he was expected to respect law and order.