BJP’s Amit Malviya claimed the move was Rahul Gandhi’s attempt to erase Ahmed Patel’s legacy.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday termed Congress party’s decision to give Gujarat’s Bharuch seat to its INDIA alliance partner AAP “a revenge of the prince”.
“Handing over long standing stronghold of Sh Ahmed Patel, who gave his life to Congress Party, to AAP is the revenge of the “Prince”!” BJP leader Jaiveer Shergill said.
As per the seat-sharing alliance between the Congress and the AAP in Gujarat, the grand old party would contest 24 of the 26 seats in the state, while the AAP will fight the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Bharuch and Bhavnagar.
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However, Ahmed Patel’s daughter Mumtaz Patel was reportedly preparing to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Bharuch, the seat her father held thrice between 1977 and 1984.
After the seat-sharing pact was announced, Mumtaz Patel expressed her disappointment and said that she won’t let her father’s legacy go in vain.
“Deeply apologize to our district cadre for not being able to secure the Bharuch Lok Sabha seat in alliance.I share your disappointment. Together, we will regroup to make INC stronger. We won’t let Ahmed Patel’s 45 years of Legacy go in vain,” she wrote on ‘X’.
BJP’s Amit Malviya has also claimed the move was Rahul Gandhi’s attempt to erase the legacy of Ahmed Patel.
“Everyone knows of the differences between late Ahmed Patel and Rahul Gandhi. Giving away Bharuch to AAP is Rahul Gandhi’s attempt to erase his legacy and humiliate the family. Gandhis believe in use and throw,” said.
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