Not inheritance but responsibility: Congress on Rahul Gandhi's candidature from Rae Bareli

Rahul, who represented Amethi from 2004 to 2014, has been elected as an MP three times from Uttar Pradesh and once from Kerala. "Today, Smriti Irani’s only identity is that she contests elections from Amethi against Rahul Gandhi. Now, her political relevance is over," he wrote, adding that she will now be compelled to speak on development issues instead of 'making meaningless statements.' Ramesh also trained his guns at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying, "Why has the Prime Minister been unable to muster the courage to contest an election from a single seat below the Vindhyas?"