Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 28 (ANI): Union Minister Giriraj Singh took a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav and said that the former will go abroad for a vacation and the latter will be singing after the results of Lok Sabha polls will be out on June 4.
Speaking to ANI in Varanasi on Monday, Singh said, "In the sixth phase, we are about to touch the 400 mark and in the seventh phase, we will be crossing the 400 mark and that day, Akhilesh Yadav will be singing songs and Rahul Gandhi will go for his foreign trips as no option will be left for them. This country wants a strong government, not a compelled government."
Talking about developmental works done in Varanasi during PM's tenure, Singh said, "Varanasi is the land of Kashi and whoever comes here is only at the orders of Baba Vishwanath. PM Modi is contesting elections from here... Only development has been given importance. The development done by PM Modi is being discussed...".
"People are enthusiastic. Only development has been given importance. The development done by PM Modi is being discussed...". said Giriraj Singh.
Notably, Varanasi is the stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party and PM Modi. This will be the most anticipated contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. PM Modi won the constituency with a resounding majority in both the 2014 and 2019 general elections. Congress has pitted Ajay Rai against PM Modi. Rai is the Opposition INDIA bloc's joint nominee against the Prime Minister.
The UP Congress chief, Rai, was also fielded by the Congress against the PM in Varanasi in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha polls, but he finished third both times. This is the third time Ajay Rai will face Modi in a Lok Sabha contest.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, PM Modi won the seat with over 6,74,664 votes and commanded a vote share of 63.6 per cent. In 2014, Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency witnessed a clash between Narendra Modi, then the BJP's prime ministerial candidate and AAP chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
PM Modi won the elections with a margin exceeding 3 lakh votes. In 2014, PM Modi contested two Lok Sabha seats- from Gujarat's Vadodara and Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi. (ANI)
