Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi missing from Congress posters in Fatehpur

Rajiv Mahajan

Nurpur, October 19

Congress leaders are red-faced as there are no photographs of Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi or top state leaders in the posters and hoardings being displayed by party candidate Bhawani Singh Pathania in Fatehpur.

Pathania has used his photo, along with that of his father and former MLA Sujan Singh Pathania and former Chief Minister late Virbhadra Singh, on the posters.

On the other hand, the BJP is using the issue to target Pathania. Vikram Thakur, Transport Minister and BJP in-charge of the Fatehpur byelection, in his election meetings is ridiculing Pathania’s posters. The Congress campaign managers acted defensive, claiming it was a party’s poll strategy.

Rajinder Rana, HPCC vice-president and party in-charge of Nurpur zone, said since Virbhadra Singh and Sujan Singh had immense role in the development of the Fatehpur constituency, the party candidate had used their photographs in the first phase of electioneering. “Within one or two days, the campaign will be intensified and the party posters and hoardings shall carry photographs of top party leaders. This is our poll campaign strategy and the BJP is making an issue out of nothing,” Rana added.