[1][2] He worked at the ceramic factory at Dhundhar village near Himatnagar, Sabarkantha district in north Gujarat where the incident took place.
[1][3] On 2 October, a mob, allegedly led by Kshatriya Thakor Sena members, attacked on the migrant workers in a factory near Vadnagar in Mehsana district.
[7][5] Alpesh had reportedly demanded preference to local people in jobs in industries in the state while addressing the protest.
[1][2][13] The Director General of Police denied the exodus and attributed the leaving migrants to the upcoming festive season.
[13][14] Uttar Bharatiya Vikas Parishad, an outfit supporting north Indian migrants, claimed that around 20,000 people had left Gujarat by 8 October.
[2] The opposition INC state chief Amit Chavda reasoned the rising unemployment in youth behind the anger and criticised the attackers.
[2] INC President Rahul Gandhi called the attacks "completely wrong" and attributed it to unemployment and shutdown of the factories.
My contention is simple: If Alpesh can spread so much fear being a Congress MLA, imagine what he can do after joining the BJP which is in power in Gujarat and Centre.