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Confirmed: Rahul Gandhi to contest Kerala’s Wayanad

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New Delhi | Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi will also contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections starting next month, from Kerala’s Wayanad.

As announced by Congress senior leader AK Antony, Gandhi will be contesting from two seats; Wayanad in Kerala and Amethi in Uttar Pradesh.

“For the past so many weeks there have been continuous requests and demands from the Congress workers and our partners, they feel that Rahul Gandhi should contest from one seat from South India. The requests and demands were mainly raised by Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu”, said Antony.

This announcement confirms the speculations that had been doing rounds in the last week. When asked whether he will be contesting from Kerala, Rahul Gandhi had said that he will do as the party wishes.

In 2014, Rahul Gandhi defeated BJP’s Smriti Irani in Amethi by a margin of one lakh votes.

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London | Fugitive businessman and owner of now defunct Kingfisher Airlines Vijay Mallya accused the BJP of ignoring that he has been a UK citizen since 1992.

In a tweet, Vijay Mallya said, “Fact that I have been a UK resident since 1992 ignored. Suits the BJP to say I ran away.”

Mallya said that Modi himself in his statements vindicated him being a ‘poster boy’ and that they received more than he owes.

He stated that he saw PM Modi’s interview with a news channel, in which he accepts that out of 9000 crores that Mallya owes the banks, they have attached 14000. He accused the BJP of targetting him in their speeches, even when the amount has been paid.

He tweeted,” Saw PM Modi’s interview in which he takes my name and says that even though I owe Rs 9000 crores to Banks, his Govt has attached my assets worth Rs 14,000 the highest authority has confirmed full recovery. Why do BJP spokesmen continue their rhetoric?”

Vijay Mallya has been accused of defrauding banks of Rs 9,000 crore. He has currently appealed against his extradition to India, settled in the UK after fleeing from the country in March 2016.

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