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Don't need a 56-inch chest to run country: Priyanka to Modi

Rae Bareli: Taking a dig at Narendra Modi, Priyanka Gandhi today said a 56-inch chest is not needed to run the country but a “big heart” and “moral strength”.  The Congress star campaigner was taking

“Netaji (Mulayam Singh Yadav), do you know the meaning of converting UP into Gujarat? It means 24-hour electricity, no power cut for 365 days in every village and street. You can't do it.

You don't have the guts to turn UP into Gujarat.

It takes a 56-inch chest,” Modi had said.  Priyanka said this is the country of Mahatma Gandhi and people of all religions, including Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhist, Jains, sacrificed their lives for its freedom.

“Dalits and tribals sacrificed their lives for its freedom,” she said.

“This is your country and you are its guard. This is my country and the blood which runs in my veins has mixed with its soil,” Priyanka said, adding, “It your duty to protect the country and the ‘dharma' of my family”.