Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Robert Vadra, the husband of Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi, has hinted at contesting Lok Sabha elections from the Amethi parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh. In an unique interview with India TV, Vadra talked about that there was a widespread request from throughout the nation for him to be part of politics.
Vadra needs Priyanka to enter Parliament first
During an unique interview with India TV correspondent Dinesh Maurya, Vadra hinted at his curiosity in coming into politics, noting that there’s a robust need from the folks for him to accomplish that. As a member of the Gandhi-Nehru household, Vadra expressed that it is difficult to keep away from politics. However, he additionally talked about that he prefers Priyanka Gandhi to enter Parliament first, suggesting that his flip would come afterwards.
Vadra mentioned that he has been engaged on the bottom since 1999. He mentioned, “People want me to step into politics. Whether it’s the state elections or the central elections, they feel I need to enter politics. Being a member of the Gandhi family, it’s very difficult to stay away from politics. There are demands coming from many places.”
He highlighted the assist from his hometown Muradabad, the place folks need him to signify them. “I am from Muradabad, and people there want me to represent them, but I have done a lot of work in Amethi, Raebareli, Jagdishpur, and Sultanpur since 1999. If I talk about the South, there were a lot of requests from Telangana for Priyanka and me,” he added.
‘My posters are being put up everywhere’
“People have seen my hard work, so wherever I go, people want me to represent them. My posters start appearing everywhere. Whenever I attend any political event, people from various parties say that I am delaying my entry into politics. They say that I should enter politics. They even say that if not from Congress, then join our party,” mentioned Vadra.
Addressing queries about contesting from Amethi, Vadra expressed his readiness to contest towards anybody, together with Smriti Irani or some other candidate.
Watch Robert Vadra’s unique interview right here
Congress bastion- Amethi
Amethi has been a stronghold for the Congress celebration in Uttar Pradesh since its formation in 1967. Sanjay Gandhi, the youthful son of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, contested for the primary time from Amethi in 1977 however confronted defeat due to nationwide backlash towards the Emergency.
He later received the seat in 1980 however tragically handed away in a airplane crash in 1981. Following his demise, his elder brother Rajiv Gandhi entered politics and was fielded from Amethi in 1981. He was re-elected in 1984, 1989, and 1991 till his assassination.
In the late Nineteen Nineties, Sonia Gandhi, Rajiv’s widow, contested from Amethi in 1999. However, in 2004, she shifted her constituency to Raebareli, a seat beforehand represented by her in-laws Feroze Gandhi and later by Indira Gandhi.
Rahul Gandhi took over the household’s political stronghold in Amethi in 2004 and was re-elected in 2009 and 2014. However, he confronted defeat to Smriti Irani by a margin of round 55,000 votes within the 2019 elections.
It is pertinent to point out that Raebareli can also be thought of to be a Congress household bastion. It was represented by former Congress president Sonia Gandhi earlier than she moved to Rajya Sabah this yr, and earlier by her mother-in-law and former prime minister Indira Gandhi. Sonia Gandhi has by no means misplaced from Raebareli since 2004 and was the lone winner for her celebration in Uttar Pradesh within the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
