Congress beat

Ahmedabad, 28 March 2014

–Gujarat Congress president Shri Arjun Modhwadia and Congress party’s national general secretary and Vadodara seat candidate Madhusudan Mistry will addressa press conference at Gujarat Congress headquarters at 4.30 pm in Ahmedabad.

–Congress has filed complaint against actor and BJP candidate on Ahmedabad East seat Shri Paresh Rawal for allegedly using unparliamentary words against Congress including the word ‘loot’. He also allegedly said that Congress would kill Modi and also said if Congress gives you money, accept the money but kick them out then.

–Congress has filed complaint in the election commission against alleged misuse of Nagar Shiskhan Samiti office by Deputy Chairman Shri Harshaad Patel for BJP works.

–Congress party is yet to declare the candidates for Bharuch, Surat and Navsari seats. According to party leader Shankersinh Vaghela the announcement of candidates on these seats will be made in two-three days. He said party is planning to field one Muslim candidate and it is the reason why announcement is delayed. In another development, Bharuch Congress leaders have revealed before media that Ahmed Patel and his son Faisal Patel’s names are added to the list of possible candidates for Bharuch Lok Sabha seat. It should be mentioned that Ahmed Patel is from Bharuch. He is presently Rajya Sabha MP and Political Secretary to Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

–Sabarkantha seat candidate Shankersinh Vaghela will complete all taluka-wise sammelans on 31st of March. He is covering two talukas every day and address election meeting and common public. So far he has completed Meghraj, Modasa, Himmatnagar, Prantij, Vadali and Idar taluka sammelans. Now onwards he will address Poshina, Khedbrahma, Bhiloda, Vijaynagar, Malpur and Bayad talukas.

-Launching a blistering attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the “India Shining” campaign, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday at Wardha said the balloon of Gujarat’s development model will burst. “They had made a balloon of “India Shining” in 2004 and 2009. They have filled a balloon with gas (of Gujarat’s development model), which will be blown again,” Gandhi said addressing a election rally in Wardha. Mocking Gujarat’s development model, he said 17% of India’s GDP comes from Maharashtra. “17% of the GDP of India comes from Maharashtra. There is no need to see the Gujarat model of development. Maharashtra is number one and there is nothing lacking out in Maharashtra,” he said.