Union minister Smriti Irani | File photo
Congress has already accepted defeat in Amethi: Smriti Irani
Irani claimed that absence of Gandhi family from Amethi poll contest shows the Congress party's acknowledgment of defeat
Union Minister Smriti Irani remarked on Friday (May 3) that the absence of the Gandhis from the Amethi electoral contest suggests that the Congress has already acknowledged its defeat.
"Gandhi family not being present in the election fray in Amethi indicates that Congress party has accepted its defeat in Amethi even before the polling on the seat," Irani, the sitting MP from Amethi, told reporters here.
She made the remarks responding to Congress loyalist K L Sharma filing his nomination from the seat.
"Had they felt that there was any chance of victory on the seat, they would have contested from here and not fielded their proxy," the BJP leader said, referring to the Gandhi family.
(With agency inputs)
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