Cong faults demonetisation as it lost money, Modi says in Gujarat

The Congress is associated with every evil; be it corruption, nepotism, casteism... The youth of Gujarat will never accept the Congress NARENDRA MODI, Prime Minister

RAJKOT/BHARUCH/SURENDRANAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a no-holdsbarred attack on the Congress and its vice president Rahul Gandhi, blaming them for the country’s problem .

“The Congress is associated with every evil; be it corruption, nepotism, casteism and more,” Modi said at a rally in Rajkot, a town in Patidar-dominated Saurashtra region of Gujarat. “The youth of Gujarat will never accept the Congress.”

The Congress is pinning its hope on Patidars and their proreservation movement to return to power in Gujarat after a gap of 21 years. Gujarat goes to polls on December 9 and 14. Modi, who ruled the state from 2001 to 2014, said the Congress must introspect on its current position.

In the Rajkot rally, he tried to strike a chord with all key sections of his audience – youth, farmers, businessmen and women – as he dished out figures to prove that Gujarat progressed phenomenally under the BJP.

The PM accused Congress of resorting to divisive politics, “one that pits castes against each other”, and referred to the opposition party’s organisational election to elevate Rahul Gandhi as rigged.