Congress' politics begins and ends with one family: PM Modi
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attacked Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia, saying the party's "politics begins and ends with one family". Addressing a poll-rally in Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh), Modi singled out the "mother-son duo" and hit out at them for questioning the government's demonetization move. "They forget it was due to demonetization that they had to seek bail," Modi said.
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Modi compared the pace of development under BJP, Congress regime
Ahead of the second-phase-polling in Chhattisgarh on November 20, Modi also made a strong pitch for development, saying the pace of development under the Congress regime in the state was "far slow" than the one under his government. He asserted the BJP was for development and due to this, the Opposition was unable to understand how to compete with the ruling party in elections.
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Rahul Gandhi more important for Congress than Chhattisgarh: Modi
The Prime Minister also targeted the Congress President, saying when Congress released its 36-point manifesto for Chhattisgarh polls, 'Naamdaar' (Rahul Gandhi) was referred to as 'Sir' 150 times, which shows that he is more important for them (Congress) than Chhattisgarh.