Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani Tuesday said his government has presented a 'focused' budget keeping in mind sustainable development goals, while the opposition Congress dubbed it as 'directionless' offering nothing for the masses.
The India TV-CNX Exit Poll has predicted a clear majority for the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance in the 17th Lok Sabha and a second term for Narendra Modi as the prime minister of the nation.
Talking to media in Vadodara, also said people of West Bengal would give a fitting reply to Mamata and her party, All India Trinamool Congress.
Rupani accused the Opposition of insulting the armed forces. "Who are you trying to support by negating the words spoken by the heads of the armed forces (after the Balakot airstrike)?" he asked.
"Gujarat is a border state and we are on high alert. We have put all the police personnel on duty and their holidays have been cancelled," CM Vijay Rupani said.
With the new 10 per cent quota becoming law with the President's assent, the total reservation in jobs and education now stands at 59.5 per cent.
He accused the Congress of creating a rift between Hindus and Muslims.
The Vijay Rupani-led BJP government in Gujarat on Tuesday announced a complete waiver of Rs 625 crore in unpaid electricity bills, under its one-time settlement scheme for over 6 lakh people living in rural parts of the state.
Only “those who are afraid of the 'chowkidar' make repeated noise about thieves. But, the people know the truth,” Rupani said.
The worst affected is the Kutch region. In the entire monsoon season, the area received only around two inches of showers.
Rupani's statement comes days after the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh announced renaming of Allahabad and Faizabad as Prayagraj and Ayodhya, respectively.
Talking to the reporters after the meeting, Rupani said that the Gujarat government has taken adequate steps to ensure the safety and security of non-non-Gujaratis in the state.
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The Congress also asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak up on the violence in the BJP-ruled state and apologise taking moral responsibility for what it called acts of the saffron party leaders.
I was contacted by some north Indians living in Gujarat and I told them not to pay heed to any rumours, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh said.
Hardik Patel told reporters in Rajkot that Rupani has already resigned after being asked to do during a Cabinet meeting. He went on to add that Rupani would be replaced by either a Patidar or Rajput leader.
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"This is all pretence because everybody knows what their ideology is. Two Chief Ministers of the states have been giving gyaan like this. I don't think this is what India signed up for," Renuka Chowdhury said.
The budget was presented amid a walkout by the opposition Congress members alleging that the government was giving a short shrift to the farmers and protesting the support price for groundnut crop.
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