As the voting got underway for the fifth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi urged the voters of Raebareli and Amethi to cast their franchise in record numbers, stressing to support the positive politics of democracy, constitution and development.
Voting across 49 parliamentary constituencies spread over six states and two Union Territories (UTs) amid tight security and arrangements began on Monday morning.
"We have to vote against unemployment and inflation, not to make a few capitalists richer. We have to vote for the protection of our fundamental rights, not for those who snatch away our rights. We must vote for justice, not for injustice and oppression. We should vote for democracy, not for
Voting across 49 parliamentary constituencies spread over six states and two Union Territories (UTs) amid tight security and arrangements began on Monday morning.
Voting for the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections, which covers 49 seats across six states and two union territories (UTs), is set to decide the electoral fate of leaders from some of the high-profile constituencies, including Raebareli, Amethi, and Lucknow.
Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh is one of the hotly contested seats, as it has been the stronghold of the Gandhi family and this time Congress has fielded Rahul Gandhi to contest against Bharatiya Janata Party leader Dinesh Pratap Singh.
Congress leader Kishori Lal Sharma who is contesting against BJP's sitting MP Smriti Irani in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi on INDIA alliance expressed confidence in winning the polls.
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Friday expressed confidence in his party's victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha election and said that INDIA bloc government will be formed and Congress will win both Amethi and Raebareli seats with a huge majority.
"This whole subset, that is so enamored by the giggling Gandhis, they don't realize the muck, violence, torture, they are capable of. Beneath that sheen, is so much of dirt," Irani said attacking the Gandhi family.
Asserting that the release of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from jail is having no impact in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, Union Minister Smriti Irani said that Aam Aadmi Party chief is "unable to manage his own life" and is seen walking with a person who allegedly assaulted Rajya S
Amethi, known as the Gandhi family bastion, was where party stalwarts like Sanjay Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and top leader Rahul Gandhi contested successfully.