Sonia Gandhi launched 'Rahul Baba' 20 times, but launching failed: Amit Shah on Cong leader contesting from Raebareli

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday took a dig at Congress party for fielding Rahul Gandhi from Raebareli Lok Sabha constituency, and said that the launching of the Gandhi scion remained unsuccessful even after attempting it for 20 times.

Shah made the remark while addressing a rally in Karnataka's Chikkodi Lok Sabha Constituency.

"Narendra Modi tried only once and Chandrayan was launched. Sonia Gandhi has launched 'Rahul Baba' 20 times, but the launching hasn't been successful," Shah remarked.

Stating that Gandhi has run away from Amethi to file a nomination from Raebareli, Shah exuded confidence that the Congress leader will will lose the election to the BJP candidate, Dinesh Pratap Singh, by a huge margin.

The Congress  has fielded Rahul Gandhi from Raebareli, the constituency held by his mother Sonia Gandhi, before she moved to Rajya Sabha.

In 2019 Lok Sabha election, Rahul Gandhi lost the Amethi seat to incumbent MP and Union Minister Smriti Irani.

Reacting to Rahul's candidature from Raebareli, Smriti Irani termed it as a victory of people of Amethi.

On Congress party fielding said, "If they had seen even a glimmer of hope, they would have contested and not put up a proxy candidate."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also mocked Rahul's candidature from the seat held by his mother, invoking his earlier statement that the Congress leader might look for another seat.

"I also told you earlier that the Shehzaada would start looking for another safe seat for himself, fearing defeat in Wayanad. He was so afraid after losing Amethi in 2019 that he bolted all the way down South, to Wayanad. Now, he has escaped to Raebareli," ANI quoted Modi as saying.

Meanwhile, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that the decision to field