The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) criticised Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's nomination from Wayanad and called it was a victory of dynastic politics and defeat of merit.
In an address to media persons in New Delhi at the BJP headquarters, BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia slammed the Congress for fielding Priyanka Gandhi from Kerala's Wayanad seat, saying, ‘This is a victory of corruption and dynastic politics of the Gandhi family and a defeat of merit. He alleged discrepancies in declaration of assets in Priyanaka Gandhi's poll affidavit. He also accused the Gandhi family of ‘insulting’ a Dalit Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge by not allowing him to file his nomination inside the collector's office.
Bhatia claimed the assets declared by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in her poll affidavit are way below the assets she and her husband Robert Vadra possess. He alleged that Priyanka Vadra's election affidavit is a confession of corruption committed by the Gandhi family and Robert Vadra. Accusing the Gandhi family of indulging in dynastic politics, the BJP spokesperson said Priyanka Gandhi has been promoted so far even though she could not fulfil the responsibilities given to her by the party. He said she was made Congress in-charge for eastern Uttar Pradesh and the party won just one out of 80 Lok Sabha seats. But Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was promoted and made the party in-charge for entire Uttar Pradesh in 2020. The Congress could win just two out of 403 assembly seats in 2022. Yet she was promoted and given a party ticket to contest the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday filed the nomination for her maiden electoral battle from Wayanad for the Lok Sabha bypoll.