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BJP president Amit Shah in Amethi, says UP will be as developed as Gujarat by 2022

| @indiablooms | Oct 10, 2017, at 08:56 pm
Amethi, Oct 10 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party President (BJP) Amit Shah, accompanied by Union Minister Smriti Irani and Uttar Pradesh Cheif Minister Yogi Adityanath, arrived in Amethi in Uttar Pradesh to unveil a series of projects, according to media reports.

Amethi is believed to be a Congress stronghold being the parliamentary constituency of Rahul Gandhi, the party vice president.

Addressing a rally in Amethi, Amit Shah not only hit out at the Nehru-Gandhi family, he said that the BJP will ensure that Uttar Pradesh is as developed as Gujarat by 2022, media reported.

He thanked the people and reminded them that BJP had bagged four out of the five seats in Amethi in the Assembly election.

He asked the people that even though Rahul Gandhi has been there elected parliamentarian for so many years, then why is there no Collectorate Office in Amethi? according to a tweet by BJP Uttar Pradesh.

"Rahul Baba, Is this the way you show gratitude to the people who vote for you and your part?" the media quoted the BJP president as saying.

The handle also tweeted that Shah said, there are two models of development in the country, the Nehru-Gandhi model and the Modi model.

Smriti Irani, who lost the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Amethi against Rahul Gandhi. said that Rahul Gandhi has no time for his constituency, media reported.

CM Yogi Adityanath said he is trying to develop Amethi and the entire state, media reported.

Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi is on a two-day visit to Gujara, which is a few months away from the state assembly election.

 

Image: BJP Uttar Pradesh/Twitter

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