Rahul Gandhi will resign from the Wayanad constituency in Kerala and will remain the MP from Rae Bareli. Priyanka Gandhi will contest the by-election from Wayanad. The decision was taken after a 2-hour meeting of the Congress on Monday. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul himself announced this in a press conference. Rahul quits Wayanad seat, will be MP from Rae Bareli
At this time, Rahul said, ‘I have an emotional relationship with Wayanad and Rae Bareli. I was Wayanad MP for last 5 years. I am thankful for people’s love and support. Priyanka will contest from Wayanad. I will also visit Wayanad from time to time. I have a long association with Rae Bareli, I am happy to have the opportunity to represent them again, but it was a difficult decision.
A meeting of Congress leaders was held at party president Mallikarjun Kharge’s house on Monday. Congress Parliamentary Party President Sonia Gandhi, MP Rahul Gandhi, General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi and KC Venugopal were present in it. Lok Sabha Speaker and Deputy Speaker elections were also discussed in this.
Rahul quits Wayanad seat, will be MP from Rae Bareli Mallikarjun Kharge says, ‘Rahul has won from two Lok Sabha seats, but according to law he has to vacate one seat. Rahul will retain the Rae Bareli seat and vacate the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat. Kharge said that we have decided to contest elections from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.
Priyanka said, ‘I will be very happy to represent Wayanad. I will not let him feel his (Rahul Gandhi) absence. I will work hard and try my best to please everyone and be a good representative. I have a very old relationship with Rae Bareli and Amethi and it cannot be broken. I will help my brother in Rae Bareli too. We will be present at both Rae Bareli and Wayanad.
What are the rules?
According to the Constitution, a person cannot be a member of Parliament or both Houses of Parliament and the State Legislature at the same time. Also he cannot represent more than one seat in a House. Under Article 101 (1) of the Constitution and Article 68 (1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, if a representative wins an election from two seats, he has to vacate one seat within 14 days. Result If one does not vacate his seat, both his seats become vacant.
8 points, Rahul’s reason for choosing Rae Bareli
Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency is the stronghold of the Gandhi family.
The head of the Gandhi family always did politics from UP. Father Rajiv Gandhi is contesting from Amethi and grandfather Jawaharlal Nehru is contesting from Allahabad. Mother Sonia, grandmother Indira and grandfather Feroze Gandhi were MPs from Rae Bareli constituency.
The victory in Rae Bareli is also big in the sense that the family also regained the lost seat of Amethi.
While leaving the seat, Sonia Gandhi had said to the people of Rae Bareli – I am handing over my son to you.
The family also wants Rahul to represent Rae Bareli.
Senior leaders of the party have also advised that Rahul should keep the Rae Bareli seat for himself.
Sonia had made Rahul understand that UP is very important for Congress. So they should keep Rae Bareli with them.
A member of the Congress Central Election Steering Committee said that in the CEC meeting, it was decided that Rahul should remain in the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat.
Priyanka’s camp wanted Rahul not to leave Wayanad.
Sources say that some people in Priyanka Gandhi’s camp wanted Rahul to stay in Wayanad and Priyanka to contest the by-election from Rae Bareli. South has always supported Congress in bad times. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Rahul Gandhi contested from two seats. He lost the election from Amethi and won from Wayanad.
Here are the rules for vacating a Lok Sabha seat…
• If a member wants to resign from the Lok Sabha or any seat, he has to send his resignation to the Speaker of the House.
• If there is no Speaker or Deputy Speaker in the constitution of the new Parliament, in such a case the candidate submits his resignation letter to the Election Commission.
• After this, the Election Commission sends a copy of the resignation letter to the Secretary of the House.
