In Odisha, where assembly elections are being held along with parliamentary elections, Gandhi Monday urged the state's voters to overthrow the Biju Janata Dal government of Patnaik.
"We want people's money should go back to the pockets of the people and not to the select industrial houses," Gandhi said in an election rally in Jagatsinghpur, adding that despite maximum fund allocation by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to the state, the money could not reach the people.
Gandhi claimed that only the Congress could guarantee development in Odisha. "This is the time for change, give rest to the present government in Odisha and bring back Congress to power to witness real development," he said.
He further hit out at the BJD government, saying the Raghuram Rajan Committee report puts the state at bottom of the list of backward places despite Odisha's rich mineral resources.
Modi, while addressing the second round of 3D rallies to around 100 locations in 15 states, said: "Don't go by his (Gandhi) age, he hasn't matured mentally and that's why kept talking about toffees."
