Amid the speculations on whether Rahul Gandhi will contest from Amethi, Congress leader Deepak Singh on Tuesday said that the "Gandhi family will definitely contest" from this constituency owing to the strong relations with public in Amethi.
On being asked about Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's candidature from Amethi and Raebareli, Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Amethi, Smriti Irani said that she can contest against anybody only if there is a candidate against her.
Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani filed her nomination papers for Amethi Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh on Monday and expressed confidence that people will bless the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the elections
According to party sources, leaders of the UP Congress and the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in charge of UP, Avinash Pandey, have also been called for a meeting today.
Robert Vadra, businessman and husband of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi has said that the entire country wants him to get into active politics adding that Smriti Irani who is a sitting MP from Amethi has not fulfilled her promises.
Congress leader and former MLC Deepak Singh on Thursday asserted that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will come to Amethi at a 'shubh muhurat' adding that he will win in Amethi, and become an MP and the Prime Minister.
Amid the speculations about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi contesting from the Amethi Lok Sabha seat, Samajwadi Party Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said that everyone will gather in Uttar Pradesh now.