{
  "id": 17209120,
  "title": "Potato to Gold: PM Modi Takes Veiled Swipe At Rahul Gandhi In Banaskantha - VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/aaloo-se-sona-pm-modi-takes-veiled-swipe-at-rahul-gandhi-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T08:40:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/aaloo-se-sona-pm-modi-takes-veiled-swipe-at-rahul-gandhi-in-banaskantha-video"
  },
  "original_language": "hi",
  "account": "Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public gathering in Gujarat's Banaskantha, indirectly criticizing Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his 2017 remark about a machine that could convert potatoes into gold. Modi said people in Banaskantha would not believe those who make such claims, highlighting the Centre's initiatives for farmers over the past 12 years. The controversy surrounding Gandhi's remark had gone viral during the 2017 Gujarat Assembly elections, with a clipped video omitting the context of his speech. Modi also accused the Congress of spreading rumours about fertiliser shortages and highlighted the Centre's efforts to support farmers, including providing subsidized fertilisers.",
  "summary": "Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday took an indirect swipe at Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his controversial \"potato-to-gold\" remark, saying people in Gujarat's Banaskantha would not believe those who promise to turn potatoes into gold. They had barely recovered from the shock of the ballot paper incident when PM Modi in Banaskantha reopened the old wounds with his comment on turning potatoes into gold! This is what is called...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}