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- Gopal Italia (born 21 July 1989) is an Indian politician and a social activist. He was ex-police official and a leader of the Patidar reservation agitation. Since December 2020, he is the Convener (State president) of Aam Aadmi Party in Gujarat. Italia became known in January 2017, when serving as a government employee, he called up Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel and complained to him about the open violation of the alcohol prohibition policy in Gujarat and alleged collusion of public servants. The video of the conversation became viral on social media. In March 2017, Italia was in the news for hurling a shoe at Minister of State for Home Pradeepsinh Jadeja and shouting 'down with corruption'. Between 2018 and 2020 Italia was associated with the social organization Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS). In 2018, he organized public meetings named Kayda Katha to raise awareness about Constitution law. In June 2020, Italia joined AAP as the State Vice President of Aam Aadmi Party, Gujarat. He was appointed the State President of the party on 12 December 2020. In November 2018, in a live video on Facebook, Italia fired shots into the air demonstrating a plastic gun for use by farmers to scare away animals who damage crops. The video of the incident became viral. 88,000 aspirants had appeared in the written examination, for recruitment of 186 head clerks, held on 12 December 2021. After paper leak the exam was cancelled. Italia along with 500 AAP members protested outside the BJP office for removal of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Asit Vora from the post of chairman of Gujarat Subordinate Service Selection Board (GSSSB) that conducted the examination. Italia and others spent 10 days in prison before getting bail in the case filed by BJP leader for the protest. Under Italia's tenure as president, AAP Gujarat debuted in the February 2021 Gujarat local body elections. AAP won 27 seats in the Surat Municipal Corporation and one in the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation. In 2022 he was re-appointed as the president of AAP Gujarat, to prepare the party for the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. (en)
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- Gopal Italia (born 21 July 1989) is an Indian politician and a social activist. He was ex-police official and a leader of the Patidar reservation agitation. Since December 2020, he is the Convener (State president) of Aam Aadmi Party in Gujarat. Under Italia's tenure as president, AAP Gujarat debuted in the February 2021 Gujarat local body elections. AAP won 27 seats in the Surat Municipal Corporation and one in the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation. In 2022 he was re-appointed as the president of AAP Gujarat, to prepare the party for the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. (en)
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