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Congress downplays survey pushing Rahul Gandhi to third position as PM choice

New Delhi:  Congress today downplayed a survey which projected major gains for AAP in big metropolises pushing Rahul Gandhi to third position as Prime Ministerial choice after Narendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal, saying it will

PTI Published : Jan 09, 2014 17:43 IST, Updated : Jan 09, 2014 18:12 IST
Union Minister Salman Khurshid merely said, “I find it very difficult to believe that (survey) but I am very glad that you believe that” when asked about the survey findings.
 
Asked about the challenge to Rahul Gandhi from the candidature of Vishwas in Amethi, Rajya Sabha MP and former CLP leader of Uttar Pradesh Pramod Tiwari said that he has known Amethi since 1977 when Sanjay Gandhi had contested from the seat and the electorate their share and “emotional bond” with the Gandhi family.

“I can say with full confidence, full authority after going through the constituency that Kumar Vishwas does not exist in Amethi at all.... Amethi has been served by the family members Sanjay Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.  There is a family emotional bond. They respect the family.  

“What has Kumar Vishwas done in that constituency and what is the identity of Kumar Vishwas. He is just a poet,” he said, declining that there were any similarities with Delhi where Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit lost to Arvind Kejriwal in the recent assembly election.
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