Rahul Gandhi is taking on CPIs Annie Raja, general secretary of the partys womens wing and wife of general secretary D Raja. But Rahuls contest against an INDIA alliance partner, and not someone from NDA, has soured Congress-Left relations, with Left leaders saying he should have directly taken on BJP, not an alliance partner.
At the Ramlila Maidan rally on Sunday, the INDIA bloc presented no narratives to counter the Modi government's policies, nor was an alternative agenda put on the table. Instead, what was apparent was a 'victim' mindset.
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In a dig at the grand old party for putting Rahul on the ticket from Wayanad again in Kerala while keeping the suspense around its pick from Amethi, the Union Minister said it shows how the former stronghold no longer features in the partys pecking order.
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