 "Rane slams Modi's claims on development; calls him a 'liar'")
"I have got a typical Marathi word for him (Modi), that is 'thapadya' (liar)," Rane said at the state Congress meet 'Vision 2014' for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls here. Citing GDP figures, the senior Congress leader slammed Modi's rhetoric that Gujarat was leading on many fronts and said, "Gujarat cannot be ahead of Maharashtra in any sector. Our GDP is Rs 12 lakh crore, whereas their GDP is Rs 6 lakh crore." Last week, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan had sought to puncture the development card of his Gujarat counterpart saying it was "not fair for one person" to take credit for the work of the entire Gujarati people.
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