OPINION: Rahul Gandhi Shirking Amethi Will Only Prove Smriti Irani Charge That He Is Running Away From The Contest

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi waves at supporters during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Amethi in February 2024. ( Image Source :PTI )

On April 3, Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi was in Wayanad to file his nomination papers for the 2024 Lok Sabha election. The Gandhi scion made an emotional appeal calling Wayanad his home and likening the people of Wayanad to family. He described the election as a “fight for the soul of India and to preserve our democracy from the forces of hatred, corruption, and injustice that seek to suppress the voice of Bharat Mata”. As has generally been the case with his occasional visits to the