Dahod (TIP): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit back at Congress President Sonia Gandhi, and charge the ruling party at the Centre of defaming his state.

Modi alleged that the Congress failed to keep each and every promise made to the people. “Congress is responsible for inflation and price rise in the country. Congress failed to keep each and every promise made to the people,” he told a rally in Dahod. A confident Gujarat Chief Minister claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would win all the seats in Rajkot, where Sonia Gandhi addressed a rally yesterday.

“She (Sonia) addressed a rally in Chote Udepur, Cong lost. Now Rajkot yesterday. BJP will win all seats in Rajkot,” said Modi. Modi, who is seeking a third consecutive term, further claimed that the Congress Party has no role to play in Gujarat. “Sonia”s speech had nothing in it, newspapers didn”t even publish it, only put big pictures. Cong has nothing to say here,” he said.

Sonia Gandhi had earlier on Wednesday claimed that the Congress Party was responsible for all development that Gujaratis are now enjoying. Gandhi, who kicked off the Congress Party”s campaign in poll-bound Gujarat, said that the opposition was responsible for raking up baseless allegations while larger issues were going unnoticed.

“The Congress has laid down the foundation for growth in Gujarat. The Congress has tried to live up to its ideals, we have come a long way and still have miles to go. It is unfortunate that our opponents only see darkness and cannot see the development. The work the Congress has done for the development of Gujarat, no one else has done,” Gandhi told a