"During the last three elections in Gujarat, the Congress tried to target a person ( Narendra Modi ). "Development fights poverty, it fights backwardness but they are making fun of it," Jaitley said referring to the Congress campaign of "Vikas Gando Thayo Che" (development has gone crazy). "The game of trying to split the state along caste lines is extremely dangerous," Jaitley, who is the in-charge of Gujarat polls, said. Finance ministers of Congress state governments are present in the GST council and were part of the decision making process. "On the issue of demonetisation, Jaitley said the Congress government had not initiated any step against black money.

Source: Times of India November 04, 2017 17:03 UTC