Amethi, Nov 19 (UNI) Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday launched scathing attack on the Congress president Rahul Gandhi in his bastion here, accusing him of betraying the people of his Lok Sabha constituency.
Union minister for Textiles Smriti Irani along with senior BJP leader of Uttar Pradesh visited the constituency on Monday and laid the foundation of development projects worth Rs 77 crore and distributed tricycles to specially abled persons.
Smriti Irani questioning the political acumen of the Congress president Rahul Gandhi said," the Congress president should at least tell us names of the five villages of his constituency then he should think of debate with the prime minister Narendra Modi’’.
The Congress chief while campaigning in Chhattisgarh on Sunday had challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a 15-minute debate on the controversy over Rafael deal with France and the turmoil in the CBI. He had said the PM would not be able to answer his questions.
"The people of Amethi in 2014 Lok Sabha elections had elected a 'factory of lies' who never cared for the people of his constituency. The present MP and his father who were regularly elected from Amethi never cared for the local people while the Yogi Adityanath government has launched projects worth 448 crore and most of the schemes would be completed by December,’’ said energy minister Srikant Sharma. He had accompanied the Union minister for textiles Smriti Irani to Amethi.
UP Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya also attacked the Congress president saying,"Rahul Gandhi, being a dynast can become the president of the party but can never be the prime minister of the country". He said even after over three decades of the prime minister representing this constituency as many 13 villages were not linked to all whether roads and the BJP government allocated Rs 35 crore for the roads in Amethi Lok Sabha constituency.
"Those unable to handle their own Lok Sabha constituency are nursing lofty dream and they cannot handle states like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh’’, said Srikant Sharma adding "If you want the rapid development of the area then liberate the Gandhi family from Raibarely and Amethi and ensure uninterrupted development of the two constituencies."
The ruling Bhartiya janata party stormed the bastion of the Congress president Rahul Gandhi Amethi on Monday as the union minister of textiles Smriti Irani along with the Union minister of state Vijay Sanpla, deputy chief minister keshav Prasad maurya and others visited the Lok Sabha constituency inaugurated and laid foundation of projects worth Rs 77 crore.
This was the 8th visit of Smriti Irani during the last six months. She had unsuccessfully contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections against Rahul Gandhi.
The union minister arrived here in the morning and she left here for Gauri ganj in Amethi via helicopter. UP energy minister Srikant Sharma and minister of state for rural development Mahendra Singh also accompanied her. During the three hour stay in Amethi.
Smriti Irani distributed equipments to 1,492 especially abled persons and later laid the foundation of development schemes worth Rs 77 crore. The main project was the foundation stone of 4 industrial training institutes and the scheme for empowerment and employment for the women. Sustained foray by the Smriti Irani in Amethi has given a clear indication that she is all set to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha election from Amethi with gusto.
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