'Jijaji ki nazar hai': BJP MP Smriti Irani's swipe at Rahul Gandhi amid Amethi seat suspense

While the Congress is yet to announce its candidate from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, sitting BJP MP Smriti Irani has taken a swipe at Rahul Gandhi and Robert Vadra. Irani claimed that she has done more work in five years in the region than Rahul Gandhi did in 15 years.

Irani’s remark came after Robert Vadra extended a hint that he may contest from Amethi seat.

"Jijaji ki nazar hai, saale sahab kya karenge. (brother-in-law is eyeing the seat, what will he (Gandhi) do?) There was a time when people travelling in buses would leave their handkerchief to mark their seat so that no one sits on it. Rahul Gandhi will also come to mark his seat with a handkerchief because his brother-in-law is eyeing this seat," she told a gathering in Amethi.

"Has this ever happened? Just 27 days left for election, but Congress has not announced its candidate. Such arrogance. What could I do in five years, Rahul Gandhi could not do in 15," Irani added.

Before she defeated him in the 2019 election, Gandhi had represented Amethi for three terms in a row.

Amethi will be voting on May 20 in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha election.