Lucknow, October 29: SP today said it was against political courtesy of the Congress to field Rahul Gandhi for campaigning in Firozabad against Mulayam Singh Yadav’s daughter-in-law Dimple in the Lok Sabha bypoll.
“As if fielding a candidate, that too a SP turncoat (Raj Babbar), against Dimple was not enough, the Congress is fielding its topmost leaders like Rahul Gandhi for campaigning which is against political courtesy,” party spokesman Rajendra Chaudhary said.
He said his party had displayed “decency and reverence” by not fielding anybody against Sonia Gandhi or Rahul Gandhi in the general elections in May.
“Though we do not expect anything in return, the Congress should have shown some political courtesy,” Chaudhary said, adding it could have sent a positive signal among the people of Firozabad, the traditional seat of SP.
–PTI