Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra questions Amit Shah, BJP over Raebareli's progress

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and home minister Amit Shah over Raebareli's progress.

The Congress leader said, "I want to ask Home Minister Amit Shah, what has BJP done for Raebareli? Congress gave Rail Coach Factory, AIIMS, NIFT, ring road, 5 national highways...We started AIIMS but they closed it...What did they do for Rae Bareli?"

Earlier, she had alleged that BJP wants to weaken democracy because they only want power, adding that the ruling party only wants their businessmen friends to flourish in the country.


Addressing a public meeting in Raebareli, Priyanka Gandhi had said, "Now, BJP leaders are saying that they will change the Constitution if they come to power. They will weaken your rights because this Constitution gave you voting rights, reservation rights, education rights, and the right to speak and protest, this is democracy. They want to weaken this democracy because they only want power. They only want their businessmen friends to move ahead. They have sold all the assets of India to these businessmen's friends."

The Congress general secretary had further targeted the BJP, saying that it has become the world's richest party in a mere 10 years, whereas "Congress, which ruled the country for 55 years, did not become one".

Raebareli constituency goes to the polls on May 20. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi won the constituency, bagging 534,918 votes. Her closest rival, Dinesh Pratap Singh, put up a formidable challenge, gathering 367,740 votes.

Before Sonia, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had won Raebareli thrice. The constituency also elected Indira's husband and Congress leader Feroze Gandhi twice, in 1952 and 1957.

Rahul Gandhi is a sitting MP in Kerala's Wayanad, where he is seeking a fresh term alongside Raebareli. Rahul represented Amethi from 2004 until 2019. He will face Congress defector and three-time MLC Dinesh Pratap Singh in Raebareli.

(With inputs from agencies)