Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], December 12 (NT):

On Modi’s histori day,Cracking a sneer at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Newly Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said flying in a sea-plane is fine but is a ‘distraction’ at the same time as well.

"Modi ji agar seaplane mein udna chahte hain toh kuch galat nahi, acchi baat hai lekin ye ek distraction hai, asli sawaal hai 22 saal mein janta ke liya kya kiya (There is nothing wrong if Prime Minister Modi wants to fly in the sea-plane, it's a good thing. But it's a distraction. The main question is what he did for the people in the last 22 years)?"  Rahul Gandhi, raised question while addressing a press talks here.

The statement by Gandhi was made after Prime Minister Modi took a historic trip from Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad to Dharoi Dam via innovative aircraft sea plane, which is the first-ever air travel by such a craft in the nation.

Today is the concluding of campaigning in poll-battle ground Gujarat before the final phase of state assembly Polls.

Remaining parts of Gujarat, including Ahmedabad, are lined up to go for polls on December 14.

The first phase of polling held on December 9 and recorded a voter turnout of 68 percent. Counting of votes will be done on December 18.

The Congress is eyeing to dethrone the BJP government in the state.

The last Congress government in Gujarat was led by Chhabildas Mehta from February 17, 1994 to March 13, 1995. (NT)