Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was in Kerala on June 12, admitted that he was in a dilemma as to which Lok Sabha constituency he should relinquish — Wayanad or Rae Bareli — but then in Wayanad, dropped enough hints that he will be dropping the Kerala seat. 

Meanwhile, advertisement boards have come up in Wayanad which welcome Gandhi’s sister and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi to contest the by-election.

Gandhi said he was in a dilemma about Wayanad and Rae Bareli. “Unfortunately like Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi, I am not guided by god, as I am a human being...God takes all decisions. But I don’t have that luxury as I am an ordinary human being. My god is the poor people of India. My god is the people of Wayanad... What I will commit to the people of Wayanad and Raebareli... whatever decision taken ... all of you will be happy,” said Gandhi.

Addressing another meeting at Kalpetta in Wayanad, Gandhi said his relationship with Wayanad will be forever and it will be beyond elections or votes.

“Speculations have started whether it’s Wayanad or Rae Bareli. Everybody knows the answer except me. In politics, all know except the person who has to make the decision. Don’t worry, the people at Rae Bareli and Wayanad will be happy with the decision, I will be making,” he said.

He said he is well aware of the issues in Wayanad. “There are issues of man-animal conflict, night travel, and the health sector. The Congress and I are well aware of all these and I assure you all issues of Wayanad will be addressed,” he added.

State Congress President and Kannur MP K Sudhakaran spilled the beans by saying he was both happy and sad at the turn of events. "The victory of the Congress and Rahul’s wins makes me happy, but his leaving Wayanad makes me sad," Sudhakaran said.

Gandhi retained his Wayanad seat easily but with a reduced margin of  3.64 lakh votes, against 4.37 lakh in 2019.

(This story was taken from a syndicated feed, and edited only for style by Gujarat Samachar Digital staff)