Earlier Vadra had said that people of Amethi are troubled by sitting BJP MP Smriti Irani and that they expect him to represent the constituency
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The BJP on Thursday said that the Congress party cannot come out of dynastic politics. The latest comment came following Robert Vadra’s statement on his likely political debut from Amethi Lok Sabha constituency.
“Whatever he said, one thing is very clear that they (Congress) cannot come out of dynastic politics. What he (Robert Vadra) is apart from being the son-in-law of the Gandhi family, that people will expect something from him. What kind of certificate do you (Robert Vadra) have? Four power centres have been built here, one is of Sonia Gandhi, one of Rahul Gandhi, one is of Priyanka Gandhi, and one is of Kharge. These people have ruined this country because of nepotism and still they do not want to change themselves…,” BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa said.
Sirsa’s remarks came after Vadra said that people of Amethi are troubled by sitting BJP MP Smriti Irani and that they expect him to represent the constituency.
“The people of Amethi expect me to represent their constituency if I decide to become a member of Parliament…They are really troubled by the current Member of Parliament, they think they have made a mistake by electing her…,” he told ANI.
Amethi is seen as a traditional Congress stronghold. The seat was represented by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi untill 2019, when he suffered a shock defeat at the hands of BJP leader Smriti Irani. He, however, won from Wayanad, the second seat he contested.
For 2024 polls, the Congress has once again fielded Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad seat. The party has, so far, not announced its candidate for Amethi which has triggered speculations.
According to sources, if Mr Vadra contests the Lok Sabha elections from Amethi, it is likely the Congress would field Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from Raebareli, another Gandhi family bastion in Uttar Pradesh which fell vacant after Sonia Gandhi’s Rajya Sabha move.