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Modi was 'canteen contractor' and not a 'chaiwala': Congress

Ahmedabad:  Escalating the war of words over Narendra Modi's humble background as a ‘chaiwala', Congress today said BJP's PM candidate, who often flaunts his past to connect with voters, was never a tea vendor but

Patel also took potshots at Modi's Gujarat model of development.

“This cannot be Gujarat's model. Gujarat's model is based on Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel's ideology. Some people accidentally got power and then forgot the ideology of great leaders like Gandhi, Sardar Patel and Ambedkar.

 “But when election comes, they begin chanting their (leaders') names. He suddenly transforms himself into a tea-vendor or a Ram Bhakt only when the elections are coming,” Patel said.

Taking a dig at Modi's claims of development, Patel said Gujarat was a laggard in social sectors.
 
“Gujarat is lagging behind in health, education and other social sectors. As per his propaganda, Gujarat is number one, but from the bottom. Gujarat is on 28th rank as far as primary education is concerned.”