'Hope brother-in-law is next': BJP's dig at Priyanka Gandhi's poll debut

The BJP on Tuesday took a jibe at the Congress party's decision to field Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from Wayanad and said the grand old party may now consider her husband, Robert Vadra, in the upcoming Palakkad Assembly bypoll.

In a post on X, BJP's Kerala unit chief K Surendran wrote, "Mr Rahul Gandhi claimed that Wayand is his family. Now he has decided the candidature of his own sister Priyanka Gandhi to the upcoming by-election in Wayanad. Hope that Mr Rahul will field his brother-in-law Robert Vadra in the Palakkad by-election. Now the people clearly understand 'Rahul's family sentiments'. It's once again proven beyond doubt that the Congress is the only tool for the so-called Nehru-Gandhi family to serve their family's interest. Pathetic."

Earlier on Monday, the Congress announced that party leader Rahul Gandhi would vacate the Wayanad seat to continue as Member of Parliament from Raebareli. His sister Priyanka Gandhi will make her political debut by contesting the Wayanad bypolls, the party said.

The BJP condemned the Congress's decision, calling it a clear example of dynastic politics. BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala stated, "It proves that the Congress is not a party but a family company."

K Surendran's post on X.

Meanwhile, in a post on X, former Union Minister and BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar accused the Congress of betraying the public of Wayanad and concealing its intentions.

"There is shamelessness and there is Cong type of shamelessness - imposing one member after another of their dynasty on voters of Wayanad - after shamelessly hiding the fact that Rahul was contesting from another constituency," he said.

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