Corporates will run India if Modi becomes PM: Gogoi

We cannot even afford to hire private jets," the Congress leader said.

"Modi has even hired an American public relations firm to manage his publicity for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. His waistcoat, hairstyle, shoes, and spectacles, everything is by designers. All of these are sponsored by corporates," he said.

Gogoi also slammed Modi's model of development, saying the Gujarat model would have been disastrous for Assam.

He ridiculed Modi's claim of high employment in his state, saying the Gujarat government recently advertised for 1,500 lower-rank posts and "surprisingly, the number of applicants was over eight lakh".