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Congress' Gurugram candidate Raj Babbar dismisses 'outsider' notion

The Congress candidate reiterated earlier that his family had arrived in Ambala after the country's Partition, hence he's not an outsider. 

Congress' Gurugram candidate Raj Babbar dismisses 'outsider' notion

Ever since Congress announced actor-turned-politician Raj Babbar's candidature from Haryana's Gurugram Lok Sabha constituency, the party has been targeted for fielding an 'outsider' on the seat. However, Babbar on Tuesday dismissed the notion that he is an outsider in Gurgaon, considering it a cosmopolitan city.

Speaking to news outlet Indian Express, Babbar stated, "Gurgaon has been developed by outsiders. Moreover, individuals contesting elections in various cities are not necessarily from those cities, rendering this argument irrelevant. We are all Indians. They rely on these arguments as their strategies have proven ineffective over the years and fail to resonate with the people."

Babbar's remarks came while campaigning in Haryana's Mewat and Nuh.

The Congress candidate reiterated earlier that his family had arrived in Ambala after the country's Partition, hence he's not an outsider.

Babbar, a former parliamentarian has contested Lok Sabha Polls from different constituencies in the past, however this time, the grand old party pitted him against incumbent MP, BJP's Rao Inderjit Singh, a five-time parliamentarian, of which he has served as Gurgaon MP on three occasions (2009-till present).

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