Amethi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today made light of Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas' statement challenging him to retain his Amethi Lok Sabha seat, saying that he had a 'love affair' with the people of the constituency.
"Mera to Amethi se prem ka rishta hai. Bahut log aate jaate rehte hain" (many people have come and gone, but I have a love affair with Amethi), Mr Gandhi told NDTV today. Accompanied by his sister Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra, the Congress vice-president arrived on a two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency yesterday.
Hours after their arrival, the AAP leader, who has been camping in the area to muster support for his election bid, likened Mr Gandhi's visits to Amethi to 'a political picnic,' and criticized him for doing precious little for the constituency's uplift.
Mr Gandhi said he had not been advertising the work done by him in his parliamentary constituency as he had been advised by his father not to 'trumpet' his achievements. "I am thinking of paying the maximum attention to the expansion of highways network in the area so as to to be able to facilitate the setting up of industries. The road transport and highways minister will undertake a trip to the district to assess the condition of roads," the Congress leader said.
He also pointed out that over 12 lakh women had been provided work under the Self-Help Group scheme.
He alleged that Akhilesh Yadav's government in Uttar Pradesh had been putting obstacles in his efforts. "They are now threatening our plans on power supply and road-construction in the constituency," Mr Gandhi said.
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