Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's frequent changes in constituencies, suggesting it was due to fear of electoral defeat. Addressing an election rally in Gujarat’s Bodeli, Shah remarked, “The problem is not with the constituencies, but with Rahul Gandhi himself; he will face defeat wherever he goes.”

Shah's comments came a day after Gandhi filed his nomination from Congress stronghold Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh, shifting to Rae Bareli to continue the family’s connection in the party’s only bastion in Uttar Pradesh. “In Amethi, he lost to Smriti Irani, and then he shifted to Wayanad. Now, facing challenges in Wayanad, he has moved on to Raebareli,” Shah said.

“He (Rahul) lost in Amethi to Smriti Irani and ran to Wayanad. Now, fearing defeat in Wayanad, he is also contesting from Rae Bareli. Rahul Baba, the problem is not with the seat but with you. You are going to lose Rae Bareli by a huge margin,” Shah added. Shah also criticized the INDIA alliance’s “rotation formula” for the prime ministerial post, urging voters not to “hand over power to a divisive party”.

He questioned the alliance's choice of Prime Ministerial candidate, asking, “If the INDIA alliance wins, who will be the PM? Sharad Pawar, Mamata Banerjee, Stalin, Uddhav Thackeray, or Rahul Gandhi?” Shah expressed doubts over the alliance’s ability to handle crises like COVID-19 or terrorism in Kashmir with a rotating premiership.

He accused the Congress of attempting to “divide the country into North and South India” and refuted opposition claims about the BJP’s stance on reservations, labeling them as “lies”. “Modi had a full majority in 2014 and 2019. But he never touched the reservation meant for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes. This is Modi’s guarantee that till the BJP is in power, no one can touch reservation,” Shah asserted.

Shah argued that this is a question concerning India’s future, emphasizing that the entire country has decided to support and re-elect Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister.

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