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Priyanka’s own decision not to contest from Varanasi: Sam Pitroda

Jaipur: Congress leader Sam Pitroda Friday said it was Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s own decision not to contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat.

Speculation over Priyanka Gandhi’s electoral debut from Modi’s constituency ended Thursday when the Congress fielded Ajay Rai from there.

“The party president had left the final decision on her”, Pitroda said when reporters asked him about Rahul Gandhi not fielding his sister from the high-profile constituency. “She decided that she has several responsibilities. She decided that rather than concentrating on one seat, she should focus on the job she has at hand, So that decision was finally hers and she decided it,” said Sam Pitroda, who heads the Indian Overseas Congress.

Priyanka Gandhi is in charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh for her party.

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Court asks police to file report on plea for FIR against Rahul Gandhi for remarks against PM Modi

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New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday directed the police to file an action taken report on a plea seeking registration of FIR against Congress President Rahul for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2016.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal listed the matter for further hearing on May 15.

The complaint, filed by advocate Joginder Tuli, has sought direction to the police to register an FIR against Gandhi for making allegedly derogatory remarks in 2016 against PM Modi, accusing him of hiding behind the blood of soldiers and cashing in on their sacrifice.

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