Sultanpur: In Sultanpur, close to high-profile Amethi, BJP’s Maneka Gandhi seems to be combating a lone battle to retain her parliamentary seat with few high leaders of her celebration canvassing for her and no opposition biggies campaigning in opposition to her both.
Sultanpur goes to polls on Could 25 and Thursday is the final day of campaigning.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressed a public assembly in assist of Maneka Gandhi in Qazipur on Wednesday.
Her son Varun Gandhi, who has been benched by the BJP on this Lok Sabha election, is predicted to affix her for campaigning on Thursday.
Her nephew Rahul Gandhi and niece Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have visited Uttar Pradesh a number of instances to canvass for INDIA bloc candidates however haven’t campaigned in opposition to her.
Bahujan Samaj Occasion (BSP) chief Mayawati campaigned in Sultanpur in assist of her celebration’s candidate Udraj Verma, an OBC, on Wednesday and attacked each the BJP and the Congress.
Regardless of little assist from the BJP’s large weapons, Maneka Gandhi is assured of steering her celebration to victory in Sultanpur, which was represented by Varun Gandhi earlier than 2019.
In an interview with PTI, the sitting Sultanpur MP asserted that her victory margin this time will likely be larger than final time.
Within the 2019 basic elections, Maneka Gandhi had received the Sultanpur seat by a margin of 14,000 seats.
The BJP is assured of gaining round 2 lakh votes of the fishermen neighborhood in Sultanpur with their chief and Nishad Occasion chief Sanjay Nishad holding a ministerial berth within the Uttar Pradesh cupboard.
Maneka Gandhi stated neither the Ram temple nor the denial of a ticket to her son is an election subject in her constituency as persons are extra involved about their issues and their MP’s response to their considerations.
She stated the folks of her constituency are joyful in regards to the opening of the Ram temple in Ayodhya however “it’s not a difficulty within the polls right here”.
“I do not have a look at the folks coming to me with their wants on the traces of caste or faith. Everyone within the constituency belongs to me and I maintain the duty of their higher future,” the eight-time Lok Sabha MP stated.
Requested in regards to the BJP’s name to wipe out the Nehru-Gandhi household from Rae Bareli, the 67-year-old Sultanpur MP stated, “I’ve no feedback to make… I’m involved in regards to the issues of my constituency and the folks right here.”
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi is within the fray from Rae Bareli.
BJP district president R Okay Verma stated the folks right here have a optimistic response to the “Modi-Yogi” mixture.
Bathrooms have been constructed for folks they usually have obtained homes and free foodgrains below totally different authorities schemes, he stated.
“Maneka ji helps whosoever involves her for help irrespective of 1’s caste or faith,” he stated.
Kamaruddin Alam, an area resident, agrees. “She does not discriminate in opposition to anybody coming to her with their issues.”
Maneka Gandhi has additionally campaigned in Muslim areas.
One other native resident, Manoj Kumar, stated Maneka Gandhi is a giant chief and will get the issues of her constituency solved with the assistance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and different central ministers.
Shyam Chand Srivastava of Qazipur city space says anyone can strategy Maneka Gandhi with their issues, regardless of the actual fact whether or not the particular person is her voter or not.
Ram Bihari in Sultanpur Bazar describes Maneka Gandhi as a “type girl”.
Apart from Maneka Gandhi and BSP’s Verma, Samajwadi Occasion’s (SP) Ram Bhual Nishad can be within the fray from Sultanpur.
Verma threatens to divide the OBC votes of the SP.
SP spokesperson Anoop Sanda stated Maneka is just not a everlasting resident of Sultanpur. She comes from Delhi and stays right here for every week or 10 days each month.
“On regular days, she does not transcend 5 km of the city,” he stated, including that the folks have a look at SP chief Akhilesh Yadav positively.
