Lack of access to Rahul has annoyed the Amethi voter. "He has an office in Munshiganj in the Sanjay Gandhi Hospital. He comes here once in every two to three months and he only meets select party workers and his office in-charge Chandrakant Dubey", says Arif. "A mere wave from a SUV is not enough. He must learn that he is not a king and we his obedient subjects. This feudal manner is unacceptable to the youth."
Rahul's supporters point to the Pilot Training Institute as a development initiative by him. But Amethi is not impressed. The people here say they cannot afford to send their boys there. Instead they need primary schools.
Old timers like Atul Singh, a farmer, are traditional Congress voters and will continue to be so in this election too. But he is also disgruntled. According to him, Amethi, which has alkaline soil, is in urgent need of water. "It is a fact that only 30 of the 100 hand pumps work".
Still, Atul feels Amethi will go with Rahul "because of the love we have for his father. He is will get votes as compensation".
A large chunk of women voters (679,304) and the youth amongst a total of 1.4 million voters are contemplating a shift to the BJP. However, the Muslims who are in a majority in the Amethi constituency, confess they face a dilemma.
