Spare us, says Pak as Modi rips Cong for scheming with it in Gujarat polls

While there was indeed a dinner meeting, claims of Pakistan involvement in Gujarat elections seem a little far-fetched

The fierce war of words between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has taken the Gujarat battle to another level altogether. On Sunday, PM Modi, while campaigning in the poll-bound state, stepped up his attack on the Congress and alleged Pakistan was interfering in the Gujarat Assembly polls.

His comments were in reference to a dinner held at Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's residence on December 6, which was attended by, among others, a former Indian Army chief, a former foreign secretary and diplomats who had served in the Indian High Commission in Pakistan.

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