New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, who faces a triangular contest from the family pocket borough of Amethi, filed nomination papers from Amethi on Saturday following a massive roadshow.
Priyanka Vadra and her husband Robert Vadra accompanied Rahul Gandhi during his 40km-long roadshow from Gauriganj to Amethi collectorate. Congress president Sonia Gandhi was by her son's side when he filed the nomination papers.
Responding to queries from reporters, Rahul Gandhi denied making any personal remark against BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.
"I did not make any personal remark. I just said Modi didn't mention his marital status earlier," Gandhi said. Priyanka also backed his brother, saying, "Rahul didn't attack anyone, he stated fact about BJP affidavit. And BJP is in no position to talk about personal attacks."
The Congress vice president also said that opinion polls will be proved wrong like in 2004 and 2009.
A two-time MP from Amethi, Gandhi is locked in a triangular contest this time with BJP candidate Smriti Irani and Kumar Vishwas from Aam Aadmi Party pitted against him.
Though the Congress vice president has won the seat in 2004 and 2009 elections with huge margins, Congress has lost in three of the five assembly seats falling under Amethi parliamentary seats during the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections in 2012.
Amethi goes to polls on May 7 and the poll process for filing nominations started today, April 12, with the issue of notification.
The constituency is better known to be the seat of power of the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty since 1980, when Sanjay Gandhi represented it once and later Rajiv Gandhi represented the seat four times.
Sonia Gandhi also represented the seat but later shifted to Rae Barely, to vacate the seat for Rahul. Former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru has also represented the seat.
