'Run Rahul run': BJP reacts as Congress leader fielded from Rae Bareli in LS polls
Reacting to Rahul Gandhi being fielded from Rae Bareli, the BJP said 'run Rahul run' will go on now and slammed the Congress leader for betraying the people of Wayanad
The BJP hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for contesting the ongoing Lok Sabha polls from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh saying he was doing this because he is going to lose in Wayanad in Kerala.
On Friday (May 3), when Dushyant Kumar Gautam, the national general secretary of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was asked at a press conference in Delhi at the party headquarters about Gandhi contesting the polls from the Rae Bareli seat, he said that it will be 'run rahul run' from now on.
"Bhag Rahul bhag, Rahul bhag, Rahul bhag (run Rahul run) -- this is what will go on now," said Gautam.
When pointed out that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told the former Congress chief not to run out of fear, Gautam quipped, "Well, he (Gandhi) is a kid. He should be encouraged." "But people have rejected him," he summarily added.
The BJP leader accused Gandhi of "betraying" the people of Wayanad by deciding to contest the ongoing elections from Rae Bareli as well.
"He has come to Rae Bareli instead of Amethi because he is losing from Wayanad," he claimed. Rahul on Friday filed his nomination papers from Rae Bareli, a constituency represented in the Lok Sabha by his mother Sonia Gandhi for the last two decades.
Taking aim at Rahul's sister and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the BJP leader said one can see how “miserably” Congress leaders, who had said “ladki hoon lad sakti hoon” in the past, has lost the courage to fight elections.
He said there were talks about the Congress fielding her from the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat. “They are scared… Sonia Gandhi also fled to Rajasthan,” Gautam added.
Sonia Gandhi was elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan on February 20.
(With inputs from agencies)
