Patel had led farmers' agitation in Becharaji and Mandal tehsils of Mehsana against declaration of special investment region (SIR) in the area.
“Farmers lands are being taken away forcibly and given to the industries,” he said.
Nathalal Sukhadia (39) is an RTI activist who was allegedly attacked by the associates of the former state minister Dilip Sanghani in 2011 after he exposed a Rs 500 crore scam in the horticulture subsidy scheme.
“I was impressed by Arvind Kejriwal's anti-corruption movement,” he said.