Congress President Rahul Gandhi has made an emotional appeal to the voters of his Lok Sabha constituency, Amethi, ahead of the polling day and promised to give momentum to the development works allegedly “blocked” by the BJP government.

In a letter written to the members of his “Amethi parivar ” (Amethi family), Gandhi said he drew strength from them to stand firmly, listen to the woes of people and raise their voice.

“It is my promise to the people of Amethi that as soon as the Congress forms its government at the Centre, the schemes blocked by the BJP will be started. On May 6, vote in large numbers to bring back this member of the family,” the three-time MP from the seat said in the letter.

The Congress President said his “Amethi parivar ” is aware that at the time of elections, those in the BJP start a “factory of lies” and run “rivers of cash” to draw voters, adding that the BJP is not aware that Amethi’s strength is its honesty, integrity and simplicity.

Comparing ideologies

Comparing the ideology of the Congress with that of the ruling BJP, he accused the latter of aiming to install 15-20 industrialists as the owners of the government.

“Under the Congress system, the people are the owners, while under the BJP system, it is Anil Ambani,” he said.

Spreading the message

Uttar Pradesh Congress spokesperson Anshu Awasthi said the letter would be posted on social media platforms and party workers would go door-to-door in Amethi with the message from the party President.

Polling for the ongoing Lok Sabha election will be held in Amethi, a Gandhi family bastion, in the fifth phase on May 6.

The Congress chief is pitted against Union Minister and BJP candidate Smriti Irani.

He had defeated Irani in the 2014 polls by a margin of over one lakh votes.

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