'Congress has given up on Amethi… a complete fraud on Wayanad': BJP reacts on Rahul Gandhi's Raebareli LS candidature
Also Read: 'Na rahega baans, na bajegi bansuri…' Rahul Gandhi accuses PM Modi govt of 'snatching away' reservation "All this drama & build up for what? With Rahul Gandhi running away and surrendering out of Amethi & fielding somebody like KL Sharma, it is evident that Congress has given up on Amethi. They too realise that Rahul stands no chance in front of Smriti Irani," said the BJP National Spokesperson in a post on X, formerly Twitter. Poonawala said the Congress sent Rahul to what they consider a safe seat in Rae Bareli.
“But isn’t that a complete fraud on people of Wayanad? Not that he will win in Rae Bareli but it just shows “use and throw" mindset of Congress," Poonawala said. Also Read: Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress fields Rahul Gandhi from Raebareli, Kishori Lal Sharma from Amethi Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak said that the people of Raebareli will never accept Gandhi. "BJP is going to win all 80 seats in the state with a huge majority," ANI quoted Pathak as claiming.
Meanwhile, BJP national secretary Manjinder Singh Sirsa claimed that Rahul Gandhi is contesting from Raebareli as he fears he will lose in Wayanad. Also Read: Yogi Adityanath slams Rahul Gandhi attributing ‘accidental Hindus’ quote to Nehru, but the truth lies elsewhere… "Earlier, he accepted defeat from Amethi, now he is running away from Wayanad. The situation is such that no one from Congress wants to contest from Amethi, which was Congress' traditional seat.
Rahul Gandhi will also have to leave Raebareli, and people will give him a befitting reply, he will be defeated in Raebareli too," Sirsa told ANI. The BJP has fielded Dinesh Pratap Singh as its candidate from Raebareli. Currently, Rahul is the MP from Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in
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