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Congress, BJP spar over Sardar Patel's legacy

Ahmedabad: Congress and BJP today engaged in a public spat over Sardar Patel's legacy with Narendra Modi saying India's "fate and face" would have been different had he been its first prime minister and Manmohan

PTI Updated on: October 29, 2013 22:17 IST
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"I am grateful to you for instituting awards during your tenure for states excelling in good governance. You started this practice in the last six-seven years and each year Gujarat government got an award.



"Many Union ministries also give such awards and, under you, the Gujarat government got 90 awards. I am thankful to you for that. Gujarat received more than 200 awards from international agencies like the United Nations, WHO and World Bank in the last 10 years," he said.

"I am thankful that international agencies, especially you have recognised our work. This will give us new encouragement and infuse in us fresh enthusiasm to work towards good governance," he said.
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