Congress has not yet fielded any candidate in Rae Bareli and Amethi seats of Uttar Pradesh, which are traditional seats of Congress. Whereas BJP has again given ticket to Smriti Irani from Amethi. However, no decision has been taken on whom BJP will make its candidate in Rae Bareli. Voting will be held in Rae Bareli and Amethi Lok Sabha seats in the fifth phase. Till now Sonia Gandhi was contesting elections from Rae Bareli seat, but now she has gone to Rajya Sabha.
On the other hand, Congress, which is struggling with its existence in Uttar Pradesh, has made former Rajya Sabha MP Avinash Pandey in-charge of Uttar Pradesh to revive the party. To maintain trust in the party, Congress has formed an alliance with SP. Congress is contesting elections on 17 seats in Uttar Pradesh. Avinash Pandey is calling the delay in declaring candidates in Rae Bareli and Amethi as the party’s strategy.
In an interview given to news agency IANS, Avinash Pandey said that Congress’s preparations for the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh have been going on for a long time. India Alliance has candidates in 80 Lok Sabha seats of the state. All the constituent parties of the India Alliance have together geared up for the victory of the candidates and defeat of the BJP.
On the question of names of candidates not being declared for Rae Bareli and Amethi seats, Avinash Pandey said that there is no such doubt among the workers due to the candidates not being declared. The organization is also fully prepared. The candidates will be announced at the appropriate time as per the party’s policy. The delay in announcement of candidates in Rae Bareli and Amethi is part of Congress’s strategy.
He said that out of 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, Congress candidates are to contest elections on 17 seats. 13 names have been announced. The remaining ones will be announced soon. The remaining candidates from other parties of the alliance will be in the election fray. Their names have to be announced after coordinating with the constituent parties. He claimed that the Congress alliance will win most of the seats in Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha elections.
When BJP raised questions, he said that BJP should first answer its questions that if it is satisfied by giving the slogan of crossing 400, then why is it afraid. ED, CBI and other constitutional institutions are being misused.
On this question, the parties involved in Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra are gradually contesting the elections separately, Avinash Pandey said that there is no such party which has expressed support and is contesting the elections separately. Individual can be any one. But they themselves have to worry that the forces that weaken the Constitution and democracy do not get any kind of strength. India alliance was formed against him.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 6, 2024, 14:15 IST