New Delhi:
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took a dig at Robert Vadra, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s businessman husband, after he hinted at his political debut, showing interest in contesting from Amethi in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The saffron party questioned Vadra’s credentials and said the Congress could not get over nepotism.
BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa said, “From what he said, one thing is very clear that they (Congress) cannot come out of dynastic politics. What is he (Robert Vadra) apart from being the son-in-law of the Gandhi family that people will expect something from him? What kind of certificate do you (Robert Vadra) have?” he asked.
“Four power centres have been built here, one is of Sonia Gandhi, one of Rahul Gandhi, one is of Priyanka Gandhi, and one is of Kharge. These people have ruined this country because of nepotism and still they do not want to change themselves,” he added.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak also reacted to Vadra’s statement and took a dig at the Congress party.
Pathak said that the Bharatiya Janata Party had not received any application from his side, and if he will contest from Congress, it is a concern of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
Speaking to news agency ANI, Pathak said, “We have not yet received any application from Robert Vadra’s side. If he has applied to the Congress Party then it is the concern of his mother-in-law, his brother-in-law. Bharatiya Janata Party has also not received any application.”
BJP MP Lahar Singh Siroya responded to Vadra’s comments and took to X (formerly Twitter) saying, “Robert Vadra wanting to contest the Amethi seat reminds me of a saying in Hindi: ‘When an elephant is stuck in a swamp, even a frog ends up kicking it.’ That is the state of the Congress party today.”
A DIFFERENT VIEW
However, BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla differed from the collective view of BJP leaders and said the Saffron party would get defeated in Amethi.
“BJP will be defeated in Amethi by over 50,000 votes. But if someone like Robert Vadra ji does contest, then the margin of defeat for the BJP may widen to 2/2.5 lacs,” he wrote on X.
