New Delhi: A circulating letter on social media claims that Congress has declared its candidates for Amethi and Rae Bareli, suggesting Rahul Gandhi’s candidacy in Amethi and Priyanka Gandhi’s in Rae Bareli. However, it is essential to notice that Congress has not formally launched any such letter, rendering it faux.
However, the Uttar Pradesh Congress on Saturday had urged the highest celebration management to area Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from Amethi and Raebareli, respectively for the Lok Sabha polls, however no determination was taken on the assembly of the Central Election Committee (CEC).
Sources stated AICC in-charge of celebration Affairs in Uttar Pradesh Avinash Pandey and CLP chief within the state Aradhana Mishra urged Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former celebration chief Sonia Gandhi to present tickets to each Rahul and Priyanka from the Uttar Pradesh seats.
The Amethi seat has been represented by Rahul Gandhi from 2004 and he remained the member of Parliament from the constituency for 3 consecutive phrases until 2019 when he was defeated by BJP’s Smriti Irani. Rahul Gandhi at present represents the Wayanad constituency in Kerala, from the place he had additionally contested within the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
The Amethi and Rae Bareli constituencies go to polls on May 20 within the fifth spherical of the seven-phase common elections.
The Rae Bareli constituency was represented by Sonia Gandhi from 2004 to 2024. Prior to that Sonia Gandhi had represented the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency after she entered politics and contested for the primary time in 1999.
Meanwhile, Union minister and BJP chief Smriti Irani on Monday filed nomination papers from the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency. Accompanied by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and different BJP leaders, Irani held a 3-km roadshow, which began from the BJP workplace in Gauriganj, earlier than submitting her papers.
However, In a separate growth, Congress has unveiled a listing that includes 4 candidates for the upcoming #LokSabhaElections2024. Among them, Raj Babbar has been nominated to contest from Gurgaon (Haryana), whereas Anand Sharma will vie for the seat from Kangra (Himachal Pradesh).
