Saswat Panigrahi
Lies, lies and more lies. This is what defines the
Congress’s election campaign in Gujarat.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has claimed that that
Narendra Modi Government is making “tall development claims” and “hollow
promises”. She went to the extent of alleging that the condition of farmers is
bad in Gujarat, roads are poor and the law & order situation in the
State is in tatters.
But Sonia is sadly mistaken. Ironically, the Rajiv Gandhi
Foundation, which the Congress president is heading, said in its report that
Gujarat is the fastest-growing State in the country. Of the awards given to the
States by the Centre in various spheres in the last five years, as much as 60
per cent were bagged by Gujarat.
The State’s per capita income is pegged at Rs 63,961, which
is higher than India’s per capita of Rs 46,492. Gujarat has given a record 72
per cent of employment out of total employment provided in the country during
the last five years. At a time when nation’s agriculture growth rate is barely
3 per cent, agriculture in Gujarat has been growing at an astounding 11 per
cent.
Gujarat is also one of the hottest investment destinations
of the world. As for roads, the first thing anyone visiting Gujarat notices
about the State is that it has the best roads in the country.
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