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Rahul alleges, Modi gave away land in Gujarat at the price of a toffee Re 1

Latur (Maharashtra)/Jagatsinghpur (Odisha) : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Monday claimed development in opposition-ruled states only benefited industrialists, accusing Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of letting them "fill their pockets" with public money while terming

IANS Updated on: April 15, 2014 10:30 IST
"One out of every two children starves in Gujarat... This is the Gujarat Model the BJP keeps talking about," he said.

Gandhi quipped that earlier there was a partnership in the Bharatiya Janata Party between Atal Bihari Vajpayee and L.K. Advani but "now, a new leader has emerged - Narendra Modi. Now there is partnership between Modi and Adani".

He accused Modi of giving away 45,000 acres of land - the size of Maharashtra's Aurangabad city - at just Rs.3 billion, or at the rate of Re.1 per metre.

Besides, Gandhi said that a loan of Rs.10,000 crore was given to build the Nano car - an amount more than what was spent on health and education in Gujarat.

He further attacked Modi for giving concessions to Tata group. "Tata can get a loan for 20 years at just 1 percent interest, while farmers have to bear 12 percent interest," he said.

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