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RSS ranks Bihar ahead of Gujarat in development

Press Trust of India | Updated Aug 11, 2012 at 07:42am IST

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New Delhi: RSS has added grist to the mill to the Nitish Kumar versus Narendra Modi debate when its chief Mohan Bhagwat reportedly rated Bihar's performance ahead of Gujarat.

At an interaction with foreign correspondents on Thursday, Bhagwat was asked which state governments are role models of good goverance.

"Bihar, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh to some extent, MP to some extent, some parts of Maharashtra," he responded, according to one of those present at the interaction.

RSS ranks Bihar ahead of Gujarat in development

RSS spokesman Manmohan Vaidya said, the story about Shri Mohanji Bhagwat doing rounds in media is totally false.

Asked "Bihar first", he said, "aisa log kahte hain (this is what people say)." When asked to comment on this, RSS spokesman Manmohan Vaidya merely said, "the story about Shri Mohanji Bhagwat doing rounds in media today is totally false."

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Posted on May 24, 2013 at 11:34AM IST
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