Congress Awaits CEC Move On Smriti Irani's 'Agar Dum Hai...' Remark Over Rahul Gandhi's Amethi Candidature

Jairam Ramesh stated that Congress follows a procedure no matter what and that the CEC will decide from where Rahul will contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Smriti Irani said that Rahul Gandhi had announced his defeat from Amethi even before contesting in the LS polls.

Source : PTI

Amid the speculation that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi might be contesting from two seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Smriti Irani remarked that it showed that he had announced his defeat from Amethi even before the elections. Challenging Rahul to contest from Amethi alone, she stated that if the Congress leader has courage he should contest without Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav. Responding to her comments, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh stated that no matter what Smriti Irani says the party follows a procedure and the CEC will decide from where Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will contest Lok Sabha elections.  

He stated that there will be a meeting only after which the list of candidates will come out. Jairam also stated that the party will likely announce the candidates from the states that were discussed during the meeting on March 6 either today or tomorrow. 

#WATCH | Dahod, Gujarat: Congress MP Jairam Ramesh says "No matter what Smriti Irani says, we have a procedure. There will be a meeting, discussions will be done and then the list of candidates will come out. I believe the announcement of candidates from the states that were… https://t.co/w5MstbOOO6 pic.twitter.com/QkYQDOWIYX

— ANI (@ANI) March 8, 2024

Over the speculations of Rahul Gandhi contesting Lok Sabha elections from two states, Union Minister Smriti Irani stated: "Why are people who say that Amethi is the Gandhi family's bastion taking a lot of time to announce a candidate?" 

Calling it the party's lack of confidence, she claimed that "Amethi is no longer the Congress bastion." 

"If he is contesting on two seats, it means that he is announcing his loss from Amethi even before the elections," the Union Minister stated.

#WATCH | On speculations of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi contesting Lok Sabha elections on two seats, Union Minister and BJP MP from Amethi, Smriti Irani says, "Why are people who say that Amethi is the Gandhi family's bastion taking a lot of time to announce a candidate? Their lack… pic.twitter.com/HP6kYZs3HD

— ANI (@ANI) March 7, 2024

Congress's Central Election Committee met on March 6 to finalise its candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. However, the list has not been released yet thus continuing the suspense over the seats from which Rahul and Priyanka would contest.