Malappuram (Kerala), Party flags of the Congress and its ally IUML, which were nowhere to be seen during Rahul Gandhi's road show in Wayanad in April, were visible during his road show in Edavanna here on Wednesday.
On April 3, Gandhi's road show in Wayanad on his way to file his nomination was markedly different from the 2019 road show in the hill constituency, when green flags of ally Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) outnumbered those of the Congress in the crowd. . There was no flag of any party or affiliated organization there.
On Wednesday, when Gandhi held an impromptu road show in Edwanna, green flags of IUML as well as flags of Congress and its student wing KSU were seen in large numbers as thousands of UDF workers and supporters as well as the general public turned out. Laid. To welcome him.
This was his first appearance in the state after winning the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat by a huge margin for the second consecutive time.
At the height of the election campaign in 2019, senior BJP leader Amit Shah had criticized Gandhi for contesting from the constituency in Kerala, and remarked that during a procession in the area, it was difficult to identify whether it was India or Pakistan, pointing out the presence of IUML green flags during the Congress leader's road show, a Congress source had said in April this year.The source also said that Congress may have decided not to display flags during the event this time due to concerns about such possible negative reactions from the BJP.
The BJP and the ruling CPI(M) in Kerala had used the absence of flags as an opportunity to take a political dig at the Congress.
While the CPI(M) alleged that the flags were not used because the Congress was scared of the BJP, the saffron party claimed that it was because Gandhi was embarrassed by the IUML and had asked them to reject its support.
Hitting back at him, the Congress had said that CPI(M) and BJP have become close friends and stressed that it does not need to take classes from anyone on how to campaign.
On April 3, Gandhi's road show in Wayanad on his way to file his nomination was markedly different from the 2019 road show in the hill constituency, when green flags of ally Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) outnumbered those of the Congress in the crowd. . There was no flag of any party or affiliated organization there.
On Wednesday, when Gandhi held an impromptu road show in Edwanna, green flags of IUML as well as flags of Congress and its student wing KSU were seen in large numbers as thousands of UDF workers and supporters as well as the general public turned out. Laid. To welcome him.
This was his first appearance in the state after winning the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat by a huge margin for the second consecutive time.
At the height of the election campaign in 2019, senior BJP leader Amit Shah had criticized Gandhi for contesting from the constituency in Kerala, and remarked that during a procession in the area, it was difficult to identify whether it was India or Pakistan, pointing out the presence of IUML green flags during the Congress leader's road show, a Congress source had said in April this year.The source also said that Congress may have decided not to display flags during the event this time due to concerns about such possible negative reactions from the BJP.
The BJP and the ruling CPI(M) in Kerala had used the absence of flags as an opportunity to take a political dig at the Congress.
While the CPI(M) alleged that the flags were not used because the Congress was scared of the BJP, the saffron party claimed that it was because Gandhi was embarrassed by the IUML and had asked them to reject its support.
Hitting back at him, the Congress had said that CPI(M) and BJP have become close friends and stressed that it does not need to take classes from anyone on how to campaign.
