Popular messaging app WhatsApp and mobile internet services were affected in parts of Gujarat. According to the police, this has been done as a security measure to prevent the spreading of rumors in the state. Ironically, WhatsApp services were affected following Hardik Patel’s appeal on WhatsApp for calm after-clashes following his detention.

Mobile data services were suspended for a period of 24 Hours in Vadodra and also in Ahmedabad. Protestors set buses on fire in Surat.