Modi to address four rallies in Gujarat
New Delhi/Ahmedabad Dec 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address four rallies in election-bound Gujarat s Bhabhar Kalol Himmatnagar and Nikol regions on Friday where polling is scheduled for the second phase on December 14.
"Will address rallies in Bhabhar Kalol Himmatnagar and Nikol " Modi tweeted.
The counting of votes will take place on December 18.
On Thursday Modi addressed a rally in Surat where he attacked Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar for calling him a "neech jaati" (low caste) man and said by this he has insulted all the Gujaratis who will give a befitting reply to the Congress by voting for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the assembly elections.
In a damage-control move the Congress on Thursday night suspended Aiyar from its primary membership and slapped a show cause notice on him for the remark that mushroomed into a massive controversy - two days ahead of the Gujarat first-phase polls.
During the 2014 elections Aiyar s "chaiwalla" jibe against Modi had cost the Congress dearly as Modi and the BJP exploited the remarks on the humble origins of the Prime Minister.
Gujarat has been under BJP-rule for the last 22 years.
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