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LIVE: Rahul mocks Modi over Gujarat 'toffee' model of development

Gopalganj (Bihar): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today took a swipe at Narendra Modi saying the Gujarat development model, touted by the BJP prime ministerial nominee, is synonymous with ‘toffee model' and ‘Adani model'.  “By

PTI Published : May 08, 2014 7:12 IST, Updated : May 08, 2014 15:31 IST
Listing MGNREGA, Right to Food law, land acquisition legislation, he said that the Congress sought a mandate to enact three more legislations.

These were free medicare including cost of medicine and provision for operation, right to a concrete roof for poor and pension for the elderly.

These three vital areas of concern, he said, he gathered after talks with rickshaw-pullers, coolies and other groups.

He spoke about building a Japanese financed industrial corridor which would provide employment opportunities to the youth.

“Our dream is that instead of using shoes, watches, T-shirts with the made-in-China-tag, we will have these items with made in Bihar or made in Gopalganj tags,” he said. 

Attacking the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, he said “Your CM had told you to provide employment, but did you get employment?”

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