Mumbai: Fresh attack on Congress president Rahul Gandhi, as he has no time for his parliamentary constituency Amethi said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Addressing an election rally here, Adityanath said that Union Minister Smriti Irani, who filed nomination papers from Amethi on Thursday, will ensure the “all-around” progress of the constituency.
“Rahul Gandhi does not have time for Amethi. I had sought proposals for development from him a number of times, but he did not give (any proposal). Whenever Smriti Irani used to meet me, she talked about the development of Amethi and facilities being given to its people,” he said.
“I am confident that if ‘Behen’ (sister) Smriti Irani is elected as the Lok Sabha MP from here, there will be all-round development of Amethi,” he added.
Irani has set herself against the Congress chief, who has won three times from the Lok Sabha seat of Gandhi family pocket.
She filed nomination after a road show, after which a similar route was adopted after Rahul Gandhi presented his own papers on Wednesday by Congress.
Adityanath displayed his power in the constituency, which had been cherished even after the defeat by the Union Textile Minister last time by Gandhi.
“Despite losing the election from here, Smriti Irani is making efforts for development of Amethi, but the same (intent) is not seen in the (current) MP of the place,” he added.
