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Exodus of Hindi-speaking migrants is Congress ploy for polls: Vijay Rupani

Gujarat CM says attack on migrants designed to disturb peace and harmony in the state, strict action taken against accused, 50 of 700 accused are Congress workers

Vijay Rupani, Gujpoll
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Virendra Singh Rawat Lucknow
Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani on Monday charged the Congress with engineering attacks on Hindi-speaking migrants and their subsequent exodus in view of the forthcoming elections in other states and the unveiling of world’s tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

“The attack was a conspiracy hatched by Congress to disturb the peace and harmony in Gujarat, but their designs failed and Gujarat government effectively controlled the situation on the ground,” Rupani said addressing the media here this afternoon.

He said the composite culture of Gujarat was to co-exist peacefully with all non-Gujarati communities, whether from south or north India, even as he