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Will consider PM post if MPs select me after polls: Rahul

Amethi: Amidst clamour among Congress workers that he should be named the Prime Ministerial candidate, Rahul Gandhi today said he would definitely consider it if the party comes to power and the elected representatives select

"UP was deprived of development from the last 30 years and unless Congress government comes the situation will remains the same," he said.

Dismissing allegations that development work has been neglected by him in his parliamentary constituency, Rahul said, "We constructed a number of national highways in Amethi due to which this area will be connected with prominent cities in the next five years and industries will be set up."

The local MP said that he had worked for the development in the area, but constructing link roads and power supply are the responsibility of the state government.

He alleged that power situation in the state could not improve as the thinking of the political parties ruling from the last 21 years was not clear.

Lamenting that primary education system in the state is in poor condition, he said running schools is the responsibility of the state government and not that of the Centre.

He said that he had fixed three objectives for Amethi - first, to promote agriculture under which a scheme has been started to set up 40 units of food parks to export local produce, second for education under which several institutes would be established and the third one was for dairy promotion.

He said that seven years ago there was no market for dairy in Amethi and today more than one lakh litre milk was going out of the area.

"I also developed Fursatganj airport and started Indira Gandhi national aviation academy," he claimed.

On being asked about renaming the district and its division, the Congress leader said he was not concerned about that as he connects with the people of Amethi.

"Amethi is our home, it's a family and we have a long relationship with it," he said.

"Papa (Rajiv Gandhi) had asked me to work with far sightedness and full commitment. I am doing so, here and in Delhi," he said.

Attacking BJP he said, "We got some revolutionary bills passed in Parliament. Those bills were not passed by BJP. Lokpal bill was not passed by BJP, but by us. Whenever a bill comes in the House, BJP opposes it. They have only work to oppose."