Modi tells state MPs to raise Gujarat issues in Budget session

February 17, 2013 00:19

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting on Saturday of state Members of Parliament and asked them to raise issues related to Gujarat's development during the upcoming Budget session of Parliament.

However, except Rajkot MP Kunvarji Bavalia, no other Congress legislator took part in the meeting.

The chief minister asked the MPs to play a "non-partisan and proactive role" in the interest of "momentum of development in the state", an official statement said.

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