Sonia Gandhi snubbed Raebareli, now seeking votes for son: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called out Congress leader Sonia Gandhi for "abandoning" Raebareli and nominating her son Rahul Gandhi on the Lok Sabha seat.

Addressing a poll rally in Jamshedpur, PM Modi said, "(Sonia Gandhi) went to Raebareli for campaigning and said that she was handing over her son to them. Did they not find a single party worker in Raebareli who has worked there for a long time?"

"She (Sonia Gandhi) did not visit her constituency even once post Covid and now she is asking votes for her son. They think of the seat as their family property," he added.

On Saturday, Sonia Gandhi addressed an election rally in Raebareli, her former constituency, flanked by her children Rahul and Priyanka. The former Congress president said she was handing over her son (Rahul Gandhi) to Raebareli, adding that "he will not disappoint you".

PM Modi further hit out at Rahul Gandhi for fighting on two Lok Sabha seats. "The prince of Congress has fled from Wayanad to Raebareli to contest the elections. He is roaming around telling everyone that this is my mother's seat," he said.

"Even when an eight-year old child goes to school to study, he does not say that this is my father's school, even if his father studied there. These family-oriented people are writing the will of the parliamentary seats. Jharkhand has to be saved from such family-oriented parties," the Prime Minister added.