Opposition Congress today toreinto Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi over his claims ofdevelopment, saying the BJP stalwart is misguiding people.
The diatribe was led by Union ministers Aanad Sharma, AjayMaken, AICC spokesperson Sandeep Dikshit among other Congressleaders, who spoke at as many as 10 rallies organised by theparty in various parts of the state going to polls on December13 and 17.
"When it comes to GDP growth, Gujarat is lagging behindstates like Bihar, Odhisa and Chhattishgarh," said UnionCommerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma while addressing apublic meeting in Gandhinagar.
"Narendra Modi says Gujarat is most progressive, but ifyou have been to other states, Bihar, Odisha and Chattisgarhare much ahead," he said.
Union Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty AlleviationAjay Maken alleged at a rally at Himmatnagar in Sabarkanthadistrict that the ruling BJP government was neck-deep incorruption in the name of development.
"Whatever development achieved so far was the result ofcollective efforts of people and particularly farmers of thestate (Gujarat)," he said.
Congress MP Jyoti Mirdha expressed concern over"uncontrolled corruption" by BJP in the state and appealed tothe gathering to vote Congress to power.
In a rally at Gandhinagar, MP and AICC spokesperson SandipDikshit criticised Modi for his remarks on Union MinisterShashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar. "Modi has lost thedecency and crossed all the limits of falsehood," he said.