India, Feb. 8 -- The Gujarat government has decided to withdraw nine cases filed in connection with the Patidar quota agitation of 2015, minister of state for home Harsh Sanghavi said on Friday.

"Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has decided to withdraw nine cases related to the Patidar quota agitation. Investigation into these cases have been completed, and chargesheets were also filed," Sanghavi told reporters today.

Hardik Patel, the face of the quota agitation who is now Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Viramgam, said the government has decided to withdraw all cases, including two sedition cases registered against him and other accused filed in 2015 and 2016 during their fight for reservation.

Patel said that the decision would benefit...