PM Modi revives Rahul Gandhi’s ‘aloo se sona’ jibe, says Banaskantha farmers already doing it

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the farmers in Gujarat's Banaskantha district had transformed the region into a major potato-producing centre, remarking that they no longer needed anyone to promise to turn potatoes into gold because they were already doing so through their work. Referring to the region's agricultural growth, PM Modi said the availability of Narmada water and the adoption of modern irrigation methods such as drip irrigation had changed Banaskantha's agricultural landscape."Banaskantha's potatoes are now famous across the world. Nobody needs to come here and say they will make gold out of potatoes. The people here can say that they are already doing it," he said while addressing a gathering at Bhildi.The controversial “potato in, gold out” remark was made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a speech in Patan district on November 12, 2017.