“I wish the prime minister would find more dignified ways of impressing upon the crowds and seeking their votes...,” he said. “The prime minister is from Gujarat, and he claims to understand Gujarat and the poor more than anyone else. You extended this trust to the prime minister and his promise of ‘acchhe din’ (good days). “...While denigrating the past, the prime minister also tends to exaggerate what he will do in future. “In the ten years of UPA-I and II, when I was the prime minister, we produced 7.8 per cent GDP growth on average.

Source: Mint December 02, 2017 14:03 UTC