SENIOR BJP leader Rajnath Singh on Thursday took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, alleging that after his defeat from Amethi Lok Sabha seat in 2019, he does not have the courage to stand from there this time. Singh said Gandhi, following his defeat, migrated to Kerala from Uttar Pradesh. “However, I have heard that the people of Wayanad have decided not to make him their MP,” he claimed while speaking at an election meeting in the Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency to garner support for BJP candidate Anil K Antony.

 

Singh also said that while various space programmes and projects were being launched in the country, “the launching of Congress’ young leader has not happened for the last 20 years”. “The Congress party’s ‘Rahulyaan’ has neither been launched nor has it landed anywhere,” he said, taking a dig at the Congress MP from Wayanad. During his speech, Singh praised Congress stalwart A K Antony and called him a disciplined and principled person whose honesty and integrity cannot be questioned. He said he was surprised on reading Antony’s statement that Anil Antony should lose in the Lok Sabha polls.