Gorakhpur: BJP MP Ravi Kishan on Tuesday targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, claiming that their political careers were nearing an end. He challenged Rahul Gandhi to defeat Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.Reacting to Akhilesh Yadav’s Purvanchal tour, Kishan asserted that the BJP would return to power in UP in 2027 under the leadership of chief minister Yogi Adityanath. He predicted that the Opposition’s security deposits would be forfeited and the BJP would surpass its 2017 electoral performance.Kishan described the proposed BJP padyatra, ‘Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao’, as historic, claiming that more than 50,000 party workers would participate.
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He said the BJP national president’s maiden visit to Gorakhpur would be marked by a grand welcome.Kishan alleged that Congress and Rahul Gandhi questioned EVMs and raised vote theft allegations only after losing elections. Referring to Modi’s victories in 2014, 2019 and 2024, he questioned the Opposition’s concerns over the SIR of electoral rolls.He also accused Congress of making anti-national statements and alleged that certain parties were attempting to foment terrorism and riots. The padyatra, he said, would serve as a launchpad for the BJP’s 2027 assembly election campaign.
