Bharatiya Janata Party leader and candidate from Sultanpur Varun Gandhi has distanced himself from his comments where he had apparently praised his estranged cousin Rahul Gandhi for the work done in Amethi.
Varun tweeted by clarifying “My comment, last night, in a meeting with teachers and NGOs, in response to being asked whether I knew about initiatives in Amethi, was that although I had not seen the work done via self help groups in Amethi, I had heard it was fairly decent, and that I would stress it should ‘NOT’ be seen as an endorsement of any political party or candidate.”
Earlier, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he was happy that people from other parties like Varun Gandhi of the BJP had appreciated the work which he had done for Amethi.
“I am very happy that other people are appreciating the work which has been done in Amethi where we are working continuously in a strategic manner, where, we have created a foundation for an education hub, a food park and to connect the farmers with the outside world. Our focus has been to develop Amethi in agriculture, women empowerment and education,” Rahul Gandhi said. (ANI)