It is the Gujarat of (Mahatma) Gandhi, (Sardar Vallabhbhai) Patel and (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi,” Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani said. Adityanath said a guesthouse would be built in Vadodara near the statue for tourists from Uttar Pradesh. According to an estimate of the Uttar Pradesh labour department, over five lakh people migrate to Gujarat every year for better opportunities. The migrants from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar generally return to their villages during the kharif season in June before going back in October. Congress activists staged protests, releasing black balloons into the air and chanting “Rupani go back”.

Source: The Telegraph October 15, 2018 19:52 UTC