When it came to making political statements, the politicians have made exaggerated claims leaving aside the real issues of Gujarat. In an interview earlier this week, BJP president Amit Shah claimed that Gujarat is "three times ahead" of Congress ruled state. Amit Shah's another claim was this: "Take a look at five years in any Congress state, Gujarat is three times ahead of Congress states on any aspect of development." Another area where Gujarat has failed is sex ratio. A World Bank report for 2012, titled - Gujarat, Poverty, Growth and Inequality - said, "Gujarat is home to 60 million people, of whom one-sixth are poor.

Source: India Today November 17, 2017 06:33 UTC