Rahul said that for him Amethi and Rae Bareli are not different.Rae Bareli has been the constituency of his mother Sonia Gandhi for the last two decades. Rahul Gandhi had lost the election from Amethi seat in 2019, but won from Wayanad.
New Delhi. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination papers from Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh on Friday. On contesting elections from Rae Bareli, he said that for him both Amethi and Rae Bareli seats are equal. Rahul, who was MP from Amethi for 15 years, said that for him Amethi and Rae Bareli are not different, both are his family. before this
Rahul filed his nomination just an hour before the end of the deadline for filing nomination papers for Rae Bareli seat.
Earlier in the morning, Congress had announced to field Rahul Gandhi from Rae Bareli seat, removing the mystery regarding its candidature from Rae Bareli seat. Rae Bareli has been the constituency of his mother Sonia Gandhi for the last two decades. While filing nomination papers, Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and her husband Robert Vadra were also present along with Rahul. Former Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot was also with the Gandhi family during this period.
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Called nomination an emotional moment
In a message on social media platform ‘X’, Rahul described filing nomination from Rae Bareli as an emotional moment and said that Amethi and Rae Bareli are not different for him. Both are his families. He said, ‘Nomination from Rae Bareli was an emotional moment for me! My mother has handed over the family’s work to me with great trust and has given me the opportunity to serve it. Amethi and Rae Bareli are not different for me, both are my family and I am happy that Kishori Lal ji, who has been serving the constituency for 40 years, will represent the party from Amethi.
I need public blessings
Rahul said, ‘In the ongoing war of justice against injustice, I seek the love and blessings of my loved ones. I am confident that you all are standing with me in this fight to save the Constitution and democracy. Rahul Gandhi lost the election from Amethi seat in 2019, but won from Wayanad seat in Kerala.
The third generation has entered the field
This time Rahul Gandhi is trying his luck from the seat which was previously represented by his mother Sonia Gandhi, grandmother Indira Gandhi and grandfather Firoz Gandhi. BJP had declared Dinesh Pratap Singh as its candidate from Rae Bareli on Thursday. He lost to Sonia Gandhi in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Union Minister and Amethi MP Smriti Irani has also filed her nomination papers from this seat. He took a dig at no member of the Gandhi family contesting against him. Said, ‘Gandhi family not being in the fray in Amethi is an indication that Congress has accepted its defeat in Amethi even before the voting.’
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FIRST PUBLISHED: May 4, 2024, 01:29 IST