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Nirmala Sitharaman asks Congress to take development seriously

Defence Minister and BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday hit out at the Congress over a social media campaign mocking ‘Gujarat model of development’, saying the opposition should take ‘vikas’ seriously and must not undermine it.

Speaking at a programme organised by news channel Aaj Tak here, Sitharaman, co-incharge of BJP’s election campaign in Gujarat, said she was “disappointed” by the opposition’s portrayal of the Gujarat model.

She was referring to the social media campaign mocking the Gujarat model of development, featuring the tag-line “Vikas Gando Thayo Chhe”, which means development has gone crazy.

“The Gujarat model of development is a tried and tested model, replicated in several other states. And now, Congress, knowingly or unknowingly, is undermining ‘vikas’. I am disappointed over the way in which Congress is running this campaign against ‘vikas’,” she said.