In an interview with Asianet News Network, PM Modi additionally took a dig at Rahul Gandhi over the delay and indecision on Amethi seat, thought of a stronghold of Congress household, which the Congress chief misplaced to union minister Smriti Irani within the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
In a powerful swipe at Rahul Gandhi, who’s re-contesting Lok Sabha elections from Wayanad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mentioned that another parliamentary seat is predicted to be introduced for the Congress chief after April 26, indicating that the Congress shouldn’t be assured of retaining the important thing constituency in Kerala. Polling in Wayanad will likely be held on April 26.
In an interview with Asianet News Network, PM Modi additionally took a dig at Rahul Gandhi over the delay and indecision on Amethi seat, thought of a stronghold of Congress household, which the Congress chief misplaced to union minister Smriti Irani within the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Rahul Gandhi had contested from two Lok Sabha seats in 2019.
“The prince of Congress flees the North and takes shelter in the South. He left for Wayanad. This time, his condition is that he is waiting to announce some other seat for himself. As soon as the polling for Wayanad is done on April 26, another seat will be announced for him. He is looking for another seat. Keep these words of mine…I had once announced in Parliament that big leaders (of Congress) were no longer gong to contest the Lok Sabha elections and they would go to the Rajya Sabha. And a month after I said this, their biggest leader (Sonia Gandhi) had to leave the Lok Sabha…so this defeat has already been accepted. So, I am completely confident this time,” PM Modi mentioned.
Sonia Gandhi, who represented Rae Bareli seat in Lok Sanha is now a Rajya Sabha member from Rajasthan.Congress has not introduced its candidate for Amethi and there’s no certainty if Rahul Gandhi will once more contest from the seat he has gained thrice up to now. Answering questions from reporters, Raul Gandhi has mentioned that he’ll abide by the choice of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.
There is concept that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra may contest from Rae Bareli. Congress has mentioned the choice on two seats will likely be taken at “appropriate time”. BJP and different events of the NDA have been mocking Rahul Gandhi over the indecision pertaining to Amethi.While Wayanad will go to polls on April 26, Amethi can have voting on May 20.
The Congress has cast an alliance with the Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh and is contesting 17 Lok Sabha seats within the state.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi additionally slammed state governments who’ve been at loggerheads with their state’s Governor.
“I want to ask those who have the experience of running the government for five-six decades. Be it an enemy nation or a hostile country, they take full care missions, their security arrangements, everything. Even in enemy countries, the same amount of security and respect is given to a country’s ambassador…This is my country, my state and the post of Governor is created by the Constitution. Isn’t it honour and dignity the responsibility of those state governments? I have been in the state, all the Congress governors were above me. I never had any problems. I respected them, they respected me and this has been going in for years. Now, they can’t bear it anymore today,” PM Modi mentioned.
He mentioned that the dignity of constitutional posts must be maintained.
(This story has not been edited by DNA employees and is printed from ANI)
