The Congress top brass is all set to hold a discussion and finalise the party candidates for the remaining Lok Sabha seats, including Amethi and Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh, on Saturday evening.
The Central Election Committee (CEC) of Congress chaired by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge will meet on Saturday evening and it has been told that the party is likely to discuss the candidates for the Lok Sabha seats of Amethi and Raebareli, previously held by Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi.
The Congress has so far announced has candidates for 317 Lok Sabha seats.
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Rahul Gandhi on contesting from Amethi
Amid the confusion over whether or not Rahul Gandhi will contest the Lok saabha polls from Uttar Pradesh's Amethi this time, recently during a press conference, Rahul Gandhi stated that he would "abide with the party's decision" regarding the UP Seat.
In 2019, Rahul Gandhi contested for the Lok Sabha Polls from Amethi. The Congress MP was defeated by BJP's Smriti Irani, who won with 468,514 votes.
'Migrated to Kerala': BJP's attack on Gandhi over Amethi
Launching a scathing attack on Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recently said, “Rahul Gandhi has migrated to Kerala from Uttar Pradesh. He lost in Amethi last time, so he does not have courage to contest from there this time",Rajnath Singh said.
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Similarly, Union Home Minister Amit Shah also said the Congress leader should contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh.
"I think Rahul Gandhi should contest the Lok Sabha polls from the Amethi seat", Shah said.
Besides BJP, Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad also recently alleged that Gandhi was "hesitant" to contest from the BJP-ruled states. Azad further said that Gandhi sought refuge in states with considerably high minority population.
"Why is Rahul Gandhi hesitant to contest in the BJP-ruled states? While Gandhi claims to be fighting the BJP, his actions suggest otherwise. Why fly from the BJP-ruled states and seek refuge in minority-dominated ones?" Azad said while addressing public meetings in Sangaldan, Ukhral areas of the Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
