Elections 2019: Rahul to file nomination from Amethi on April 10; Sonia from Rae Bareli on 11
Background
Elections 2019 Live Update: Thursday turns out to be aneventful day, aghead of the crucial Lok Sabha polls. Major events that unfolded in the day inlcude: Congress President Rahul Gandhi filing his nomination from Wayand in Kerala, Smriti Irani alleging of ditching the people of Amethi, which is traditional bastion in Uttar Pradesh, and release of Congress' list of 12 candidates for Madhya Pradesh. Added to these, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi's comment on brother Rahul Gandhi's nomination from Wayanad also garnered attention.
Praising her elder brother, Priyanka Gandhi took to Twitter and urged the people of Wayanad to take care of Rahul Gandhi. She further said that the Congress chief wont let anybody down.
Rahul's high-profile rival in Amethi Smrirti Iarni Smriti Irani started her two-day Amethi visit today by holding a public meeting of farmers - 'Kisan Sammelan'.
Irani attacked Congress president Rahul Gandhi, saying his decision to contest from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala was an 'insult' to the people of Amethi. Rahul is contesting from the seat in Kerala in addition to his traditional stronghold of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh. Referring to the Congress chief, Irani said a person who is here in Amethi for the past 15 years has decided to leave his supporters and has chosen to file nominations from another constituency.
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