Gujarat's fast vs fast battle enters Day 2
It is second day today of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's sadbhavna fast in the state capital Ahmedabad. While Modi is sitting on a high-voltage, much-publicised fast, his Congress rival and Modi's one-time RSS colleague Shankarsinh Vaghela is sitting down to a similar fast aimed at highlighting Modi's faults and the wasteful expenditure even in his sitting on the fast. The first day of Mr Modi's fast, which was also his birthday, saw the top BJP brass come forth for full support. His attempt for sadbhavna, many say, is a careful image altering exercise, as he gets set for the national stage in the next Lok Sabha elections.
