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Narendra Modi’s birthday gift to tribals

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who celebrated his 58th birthday on Monday with tribals, sprang a surprise, announcing the bifurcation of Surat to create an all-tribal district.

The new district, headquartered at Vyara, would be created with five tribal-dominated taluks, Mr. Modi hinted. He, however, did not indicate when the government would initiate the bifurcation process and what the composition of the district would be.

Addressing a series of tribal meetings in Surat and Bulsar districts, Mr. Modi continued to attack the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre on the Ramar Sethu issue.

Comparing the UPA government with “Ravana,” Mr. Modi reiterated his threat to start a “civil disobedience movement” against the Centre if the State’s “proposals” for allocation of forest land to over three lakh tribal families were not approved by October 2.

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