‘Congress accepts defeat’ on Rahul Gandhi ‘discarding’ Amethi for Rae Bareli

‘Congress accepts defeat’ on Rahul Gandhi ‘discarding’ Amethi for Rae Bareli

Smriti Irani, Union Minister and BJP candidate from Amethi affirmed that Congress has “accepted defeat in Amethi” explicitly prior to considering its decision to field a “procurator” and not someone from the Gandhi family on the seat.

Smriti added that she would say that if they had seen even the little chance of winning, they wouldn’t have fielded their
procurator.

Reportedly, Amethi has been the Congress party’s bastion since 1967, and has seen either a Gandhi, or a Nehru contest from that seat, with the exception of two instances. For the first time in 25 years a candidate not a member of either of the two families, will be contesting the Lok Sabha seat.

Rahul had been the MP from Amethi amidst 2004 and 2019. But, in 2019, Irani ousted Rahul and now the incumbent MP in the seat.

Rahul will now contest against BJP’s Dinesh Pratap Singh for the Rae Bareli seat, held by his mother, Sonia Gandhi.
Rahul contesting from Rae Bareli is a ‘victory’ for Amethi

Inciting her assault on Congress, Smriti articulated that Rahul’s candidature from Rae Bareli is a “victory” for the people of Amethi.

Smriti further added that she wants to assure the people of Amethi that the PM Modi-led
Government will return, and will continue to work for people with development being the centre of the party’s focus.

Taking a potshot on Congress, Smriti affirmed that in the last three years, Congress’ top leadership was not present there for the public some one rejected by Amethi, and who abandoned Amethi by moving to Wayanad can never truly belong to Rae Bareli.

Further adding that in the last 5 years, the development was possible in Amethi under a BJP MP, then why did Congress harmed Amethi over these last few decades? Today marks the victory of the people of Amethi.

The people of Amethi in 2019 rejected the Gandhi family and today, the Gandhi family is not fighting from Amethi. The people are asking that if in the last 5 years there was so much development in Amethi, the why did the Gandhi family not do anything this in the last 50 years.

PM Modi also took a jibe at the Congress saying that Rahul Gandhi was much scared of Amethi that he was running towards Rae Bareli.

PM.Modi further articulated that in an election in West Bengal’s Bardhaman-Durgapur.
he had already said in the Parliament that their (Congress) biggest leader will not dare to fight elections, and she will run away. She ran away to Rajasthan and returned to Rajya Sabha and had lready said the Shehzada was going to lose in Wayanad too. She had said as soon as the polling was completed in Wayanad, he would start looking for another seat. He is much scared of Amethi that he is running towards Rae Bareli. They ask everyone ‘daro mat’. Today, I also ask theim, ‘daro mat, bhago mat’,” PM Modi said in an election rally in West Bengal’s Bardhaman-Durgapur.

Voting in Amethi and Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituencies will be held on May 20.

News Edit K.V.Raman