Modi burnishes reforms record, defends gst in gujarat top 10 developments

Modi burnishes reforms record, defends GST in Gujarat: Top 10 developments

Modi burnishes reforms record, defends GST in Gujarat: Top 10 developments on Business Standard. PM Modi also highlighted his government's mantra of 'ports for prosperity' and spoke about the Sagarmala project

Latest News Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Indian economy's fundamentals were strong and the economy was headed in the right direction. Modi also lashed out at Opposition party Congress for questioning the Election Commission (EC) for not announcing the poll schedule for Gujarat. The prime minister was on a visit to poll-bound Gujarat, for the third this month, when he made these remarks.

PM Modi also spoke about the Goods and Services Tax (GST) one again, seeking to assuage concerns among the trader community due to the new tax regime.

The prime minister had visited Gujarat on Monday last week when he addressed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers at a rally in Gandhinagar. Prior to that, Modi had visited his hometown Vadnagar on October 8 and also inaugurated and laid foundation stones for various projects in Rajkot, Vadnagar, Gandhinagar, and Bharuch. He has been frequently visiting the state, which goes to the polls in December this year.

Commenting on the prime minister's frequent Gujarat visits ahead of the Assembly polls in the state, the Opposition has questioned the EC's decision of not announcing the poll dates.

Here are the top 10 things PM Modi said during his latest visit to the state: 1) Modi hit out at the Congress for questioning the EC for not announcing the poll schedule for Gujarat along with Himachal Pradesh. The Congress has no moral right to question the Constitutional body, Modi said addressing a gathering in Gujarat.

"Some of them (Opposition) are worried why Modi is coming to Gujarat after Diwali. They can't say anything to me, so they are targeting the Election Commission," the prime minister said and asked the gathering, "You tell me, should I not come to Vadodara?" To hit out at the Congress, Narendra Modi referred to the recent Rajya Sabha polls from Gujarat in which Congress leader Ahmed Patel won by defeating BJP's Balwantsinh Rajput. "In the recent election, votes were counted and TV channels

were showing who is the victor, but they (Congress) did something after which a recount took place in which they won," Modi said.

"Those who won in the recount are now asking the Election Commission why Modi is going to Gujarat," he said, adding, "They do not have any moral right to ask this question to the Election Commission."

2) Modi tacitly warned people in his home state Gujarat PM about the possible pitfalls of picking a government of a party different from the one at the Centre.

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