PALITANA: Continuing his tirade against the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday accused the grand old party of hating Gujarat.
Addressing an election rally in Palitana, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) star campaigner hit out at the Congress saying, "We have the legacy of Fakir Gandhi - the great Mahatma. They have the legacy of 'royalty'," adding that "They were born with all privileges and are disconnected with the roots."
"They (Congress) hate development, they hate Gujarat, they hate Modi and now they hate sweat also. That is because they have never had to sweat it out in life and work hard. They are mocking everyone who works hard. This is their mindset. Such hatred for the poor is shocking," the PM said while continuing with his high decibel campaign in the poll-bound Gujarat.
Coming down hard at the Congress, the BJP leader accused the Congress of not paying heed to his Sardar Sarovar Dam Project demand.
He said, "When I was Chief Minister I would plead to the Congress, even Congress leaders in Gujarat that let us get the Narmada project moving, let us help our farmers. But, the Congress was not interested."
"If the Congress was in power the Narmada waters would never come here and the farmers would have been disadvantaged. Congress has tried everything possible to delay the project," PM Modi further said.
"Do you remember the water shortage in the region? This is because the Congress controlled the tanker business. It suited them to have this shortage," the BJP star campaigner said.
"BJP has changed this in the last 22 years. We have made the tanker industry irrelevant," the PM exhorted.
Earlier, in the day, PM Modi attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for calling GST 'Gabbar Singh Tax' and said those who looted the country could only think of dacoits.
Making a strong appeal to the people to vote for the BJP in this Patidar community stronghold, Modi said his party should not be voted out for 100 years.
