Maharashtra minister calls Narendra Modi a 'liar'

August 21, 2013 18:56

Maharashtra Industries Minister Narayan Rane today dubbed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi a "liar" after rubbishing his claims on development.

"I have got a typical Marathi word for him (Modi), that is thapadya (liar)," Rane said at the state Congress meet 'Vision 2014' for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls.

Citing GDP figures, the senior Congress leader slammed Modi's rhetoric that Gujarat was leading on many fronts.

He said, "Gujarat cannot be ahead of Maharashtra in any sector.Our GDP is Rs 12 lakh crore, whereas their GDP is Rs 6 lakh crore."

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