UP: Congress banners hail Rahul Gandhi as ‘2024 PM’, Samajwadi Party sees red

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Congress banners, put up by party worker Nitant Singh Nitin, feature the images of leader Rahul Gandhi and Uttar Pradesh unit chief Ajay Rai, accompanied by the slogan “2024 mein Rahul, 2027 mein Rai, desh-pradesh bol raha hai, haath ke saath aayen” (Rahul in 2024, (Ajay) Rai in 2027, both country and state are asking you to come in support of the hand (Congress symbol)).

#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh | A banner hoarding, portraying party MP Rahul Gandhi as the PM in 2024 and state Congress chief Ajay Rai as CM in 2027, comes up near the party office in Lucknow. The poster has been reportedly set up by a party worker. pic.twitter.com/YVmJIzR9B3

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Nitin, in response to inquiries about the banner, told PTI, “This is the feeling of the party workers. Also, the common people want to come along with the Congress in the coming days.”

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Nitin added, “There will be a direct contest between Congress and BJP in the coming days and Rahul Gandhi will be the Prime Minister and Ajay Rai will become Chief Minister of the state. There is growing confidence among the people towards our party.”

Senior Congress leader Dwijendra Tripathi clarified that the hoarding was installed by a party worker and represents his sentiments. He stated, “This is a common occurrence in politics and reflects the feelings of party workers.”

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In a sharp response, Samajwadi Party state spokesperson Hasan remarked, “Both the Congress and the BJP are indistinguishable, and the Samajwadis have been saying this for a long time. Any party can display posters according to their sentiments.”

He continued, “It is the Samajwadi Party which is fighting the battle for backward, Dalits and minorities. No matter how many posters Congress puts up, the public wants Akhilesh Yadav to be the PM. When an SP chief becomes a PM, an SP leader will become the Chief Minister of UP. The vote share of Congress in UP is less than that of many regional parties,” Hasan said.

Additionally, the poster put up by Hasan conveyed birthday wishes to Akhilesh Yadav, referring to him as the “future Prime Minister of the country,” even though Yadav’s official date of birth is July 1.

In recent times, Akhilesh Yadav has publicly expressed his unhappiness with the Congress over the failure to arrive at a seat-sharing arrangement in Madhya Pradesh and had also referred to UPCC chief Ajay Rai as a “chirkut” (low-level) leader.

(with PTI Inputs)