Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a jibe at a reporter when he asked the Congress leader the reason he chose Wayanad to fight Lok Sabha polls instead of Amethi and Rae Bareli.
“This is BJP’s question, very good. Whatever order I will get, I will follow it. In our party, all these (selections of candidates) decisions are taken by the CEC,” Gandhi said in response to whether he would contest the Lok Sabha elections from Amethi or Raebareli.
#WATCH | Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh: When asked whether he will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Amethi or Raebareli, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says, “This is BJP’s question, very good. Whatever order I will get, I will follow it. In our party, all these (selections of… pic.twitter.com/eI0Si8Q6QB— ANI (@ANI) April 17, 2024
Reacting to his charge, BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla told News18, “The DNA of Indira Gandhi of stifling the media seems to have trans-mutated into a more virulent form in Rahul Gandhi, where he thinks that the questions asked in open are all BJP-sponsored questions.”
“This question was posed by Left leaders including Brinda Karat ji when they fielded Annie Raja ji Is Rahul implying the Left is akin to BJP! If yes why ally with them? Seems Indira ji DNA of attacking press has been passed on to Rahul baba too,” Shehzad Poonawalla further said in an X post.
BJP Will Get 150 Seats in Lok Sabha Elections: Rahul Gandhi
Speaking on the ensuing Lok Sabha elections, Rahu Gandhi stressed that the BJP will get around 150 seats, and expressed confidence that the Congress will perform very well in Uttar Pradesh.
“I do not do prediction of seats. 15-20 days ago I was thinking BJP would win around 180 seats but now I think they will get 150 seats. We are getting reports from every state that we are improving. We have a very strong alliance in Uttar Pradesh and we will perform very well…” he said.
#WATCH | Ghaziabad, UP: On the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi says “I do not do prediction of seats. 15-20 days ago I was thinking BJP would win around 180 seats but now I think they will get 150 seats. We are getting reports from every state that we are… pic.twitter.com/tAK4QRwAGl— ANI (@ANI) April 17, 2024
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav also called the INDIA alliance a “new hope” in Lok Sabha elections and stressed that there are many things in Congress’ manifesto by which poverty can be eradicated.
“I understand that all the political parties and especially those who are the partners of the INDIA alliance are saying that they will give MSP and the day the Indian government increases the income of the farmers, poverty will go away,” Yadav said.
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