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Rahul alleges, Modi gave away land in Gujarat at the price of a toffee Re 1

Latur (Maharashtra)/Jagatsinghpur (Odisha) : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Monday claimed development in opposition-ruled states only benefited industrialists, accusing Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of letting them "fill their pockets" with public money while terming

"One out of every two children starves in Gujarat... This is the Gujarat Model the BJP keeps talking about," he said.

Gandhi quipped that earlier there was a partnership in the Bharatiya Janata Party between Atal Bihari Vajpayee and L.K. Advani but "now, a new leader has emerged - Narendra Modi. Now there is partnership between Modi and Adani".

He accused Modi of giving away 45,000 acres of land - the size of Maharashtra's Aurangabad city - at just Rs.3 billion, or at the rate of Re.1 per metre.

Besides, Gandhi said that a loan of Rs.10,000 crore was given to build the Nano car - an amount more than what was spent on health and education in Gujarat.

He further attacked Modi for giving concessions to Tata group. "Tata can get a loan for 20 years at just 1 percent interest, while farmers have to bear 12 percent interest," he said.