Ahmedabad: Referring to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's 'Ravan' jibe at him, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said there is a competition among Congress leaders as to who will use the most abusive words against him. The Prime Minister was speaking in Gujarat as he set out for the campaigning for the second phase of Gujarat elections to be held on November 5, even as the state went for polling in its first phase today.
"There is a competition among Congress leaders as to who will use the most abusive words for Modi," he said. He also recalled the comment by Madhusudan Mistry, who had said the party will show Modi his 'aukat' (place) during a conference earlier.
Kharge on Monday night addressed a rally in Behrampura area of Ahmedabad city where he said the prime minister asks people to vote "looking at his face" in all elections. "Are you 100-headed like Ravan," he had said. Addressing was addressing a poll rally in Kalol town of Panchmahal district in Gujarat
"Those who never believed in the existence of Lord Ram have now brought in (demon king) 'Ravan' from Ramayana. And, I am surprised they never expressed repentance, forget about tendering an apology, after using such cuss words for me," the PM said.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading a more than 30 km-long roadshow in Ahmedabad city. His mega roadshow will start from the Naroda Gam area on the eastern side of Ahmedabad in the afternoon and end at the IOC circle in the Chandkheda area on the city's western side in the evening, the Bharatiya Janata Party in a release.
The roadshow will pass through various parts of the city including Hirawadi, Hatkeshwar, Maninagar, Danilimda, Jivraj Park, Ghatlodia, Naranpura and Sabarmati.
It will cover 13 seats of Ahmedabad city as well as Gandhinagar-South, the release said.
Meanwhile, voting is underway on Thursday for the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections in 89 out of the total 182 seats in the state. The remaining 93 seats, including Kalol, will go to polls in the second phase on December 5.
