Why is Modi not contesting from Gujarat, asks Congress’ Ahmed Patel

Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Thursday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi why he “fled” Gujarat and is not fighting elections from the state which made him Prime Minister.
Patel was referring to PM Modi seeking re-election from Varanasi in UP. In the last Lok Sabha elections, Modi had contested from two seats — Vadodara in Gujarat and Varanasi in UP. However, after he won from both the seats, he retained Varanasi and vacated Vadodara. Patel was addressing an election meeting here in the tribal-dominated area of Sabarkantha in North Gujarat.
Patel said that Modi was trying to gain people’s sympathy by alleging that the Opposition is using “casteist language” against him, a Gujarati. “I believe that nobody should use such language and if anybody is doing it, I condemn it,” Patel said, adding “But, have you left anything (in that area)? What kind of language you have used for Soniaji and Rahul Gandhi. You did not even spare Gandhiji, father of the nation.”

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