Amethi is home, will be available 24x7, says Rahul Gandhi

AMETHI: He may have lost the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency, but Congress MP Rahul Gandhi seems to be in no mood to stop his visits to the Nehru-Gandhi pocket borough. Speaking to workers on his first visit to Amethi after losing the 2019 Lok Sabha election, Rahul said he may now be known as the Wayanad MP, but would remain available for Amethi 24x7.
"People may call me the MP of Wayanad now but Amethi will always live in my heart.It is my family and I am available 24 hours for you," Rahul told workers adding, "I'm ready to come to Amethi at 4am if need be."
He also indicated the loss of Amethi was a collective responsibility, a party senior at he meeting said. "The workers spoke their heart before Rahulji. Many blamed themselves for the party's poor show. On this, Rahulji said one or two people cannot be held responsible for what happened. He said the outcome was collective responsibility," said Deepak Singh, Congress MLC from Amethi.
Rahul was in town to review the historic debacle on his home seat. He said he had no complaints that people voted Smriti Irani but maintained that workers must work hard to strengthen their public connect. He also told them to take their responsibility of being in the opposition seriously.
"Stand by the people at all times... Raise their issues... fight for their causes, this is what the party needs at this hour," Rahul said.
While the meeting was called for select people, enthusiastic workers from nearby districts had come across to meet him. But only those on the list were allowed into the meeting. Annoyed, agitated workers raised slogans against the district unit and blamed local netas for keeping them from speaking to Rahul.
"I had lost hope he would come to see us, but he did, which has boosted our morale," stated Mahendra Singh from Sangrampur.
"His presence makes a lot of difference. Rahul coming back to us means he has not given up," added Kunwar Bahadur Singh Sangrampur Majra.