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Uttar Pradesh Congrss president Ajay Rai on Friday mocked BJP leader Smriti Irani who has been constantly attacking Rahul Gandhi and the grand old party during her campaigns for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Irani is BJP's candidate from Amethi. Mocking Irani, Rai said that she is "seems to be losing her mental balance and PM Modi should get her treated by a good doctor".
Rai was reacting to Smriti Irani's statement today in which he accused Rahul Gandhi of ignoring Amethi.
Earlier, Irani said when a minister from Karnataka asked Rahul Gandhi why he was contesting elections from Wayanad, he replied that the people of Wayanad are more loyal. "I want to ask, are the people of the area from where he was MP for 15 years not loyal? Are they traitors?" Irani asked.
Irani defeated Rahul Gandhi in Amethi in the 2019 polls. The Congress party is yet to announce its candidate for the 2024 Lok Sabha election from the seat.
Irani said the Gandhi family, especially Rahul Gandhi, wanted the people of Amethi to remain poor. That is why they cannot digest it when a poor man's son becomes the prime servant of India.
"Neither the Congress nor the Gandhi family is able to accept Narendra Modi, who faced poverty, becoming the 'pradhan sevak' (prime servant) of the country with the blessings of all of you on the strength of his hard work, dedication and honesty," the Amethi MP said.
Irani said if we look at Rahul Gandhi's 15 years versus her five years as MP, everything is visible as to how the Gandhi family neglected Amethi.
"What they (Congress) did not do in 50 years and what Rahul Gandhi did not do in 15 years, the double engine government has done in Amethi in five years," she added.
Reacting Smriti's statements on Rahul, the UP Congress chief said: "The level of Smriti Irani's discourse is falling day by day. She seems to be losing her mental balance. The choice of her words shows her mental bankruptcy. If a person is working for a place, naturally he will have a relationship with people over there. Amethi is important for Rahul Gandhi and so is Wayanad. She (Smriti Irani) needs a good doctor. I would urge PM Modi to get her treated by a good doctor as she is a minister in his Cabinet."
According to reports, Congress leaders from Uttar Pradesh are exhorting Rahul Gandhi to contest from Amethi. However, the Congress party is yet to take any decision on Amethi or Raebareli that has been vacated by Sonia Gandhi, who has now a member of Rajya Sabha.
On Thursday, senior Congress leader A K Antony had clarified that either Rahul or Priyanka Gandhi would be contesting from Uttar Pradesh.
Meanwhile, Congress Uttar Pradesh in-charge Avinash Pandey has said that the names for the two constituencies would be announced at the right time. "There is a strategy in politics and the names will be announced as per the strategy when the right time comes. The announcement will be made by the Central Election Committee," Pandey said.
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