Elect me because I am Rajasthani, ignore the Gujaratis, says CM Gehlot
The HinduOn the eve of polling in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday played the 'son of the soil' card, taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, saying two "Gujaratis" were touring the State but people should vote for him because he is a "Rajasthani". Gehlot recalled that when he was campaigning in Gujarat for the assembly elections, Modi had said that a "Marwari has come to Gujarat and wants to win the Gujarat assembly elections". I ask the people of Rajasthan where will I go.” "People of the the state are everything to me, so elect me the way people helped them win in Gujarat," Gehlot told reporters at the Jaipur airport, referring to Prime Minister Modi's speech during the Gujarat assembly polls. The chief minister said leaders who came from Delhi to "incite people" in Rajasthan did not criticise or discuss the state government's schemes, laws and guarantees.