Modi attacks Rahul Gandhi yet again

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Press Trust of India Bangalore
Last Updated : Apr 28 2013 | 10:05 PM IST
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today repeatedly attacked Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, seeking to challenge his argument that "no individual can do anything" and accused him of going back on commitments made by his party in its recent Jaipur conclave.
Addressing a public rally here to campaign for BJP candidates for the May 5 Assembly elections in Karnataka, Modi, referring to Rahul as "born with golden spoon leader" said "an individual can do so many things".
Then he went on to narrate the role of Patel in unification of India and Shastri's slogan of "Jai Jawan; Jai Kisan" that led to "revolution" on the foodgrains production front with the country being self-sufficient in this regard even today.
He said the party's Jaipur conclave had committed not to give party tickets to those who lost by a huge margin, kin of Congress leaders and criminals. "Congress has thrown water to those commitments", Modi said, adding, "In Karnataka elections, have they not given tickets to those who lost by more than 15,000 votes to kin of leaders and to criminals?"
Modi said in India, the culture is children obey whatever their mother says and then referred to Congress President Sonia Gandhi's statement that "power is poison". "Mother says 'power is poison' and son (Rahul) comes calling in Karnataka seeking power to the party".
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First Published: Apr 28 2013 | 10:05 PM IST

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