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Modi calls for a public debate over his speeches

Asserting that none of his speeches in the last one year were inflammatory, the caretaker Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has asked Congress president Sonia Gandhi to get ready for a public debate on the matter.

"I am prepared to have a public debate with Sonia Gandhi in the presence of prominent editors of various newspapers and magazines on the issue," Modi told the media on Tuesday.

Modi's reaction comes in the wake of the Congress alleging that his speeches were responsible for communal flare up in the state.

Continuing his attack on Sonia, Modi said she was 'ignorant about things and was making allegations'.

When asked from where he would contest the assembly polls, Modi replied the decision will be taken by the central election committee of the party.

Modi had represented Rajkot II assembly constituency in the dissolved assembly.

He denied having any differences with former chief minister Keshubhai Patel over any issue, including selection of candidates for the poll.

Modi blamed Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh governments for the power crisis in the state, saying they were creating hurdles in raising the height of the Sardar Sarovar dam to110 metres.

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