Bareilly, 2 May (HS): union Home Minister Amit Shah attacked Rahul Gandhi on Thursday, saying he began his party's campaign with a 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' and would conclude with a 'Congress Dhoondho Yatra,' implying that the party will suffer a crushing defeat in the Lok Sabha elections.

Addressing an election rally in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, Amit Shah stated that Rahul Gandhi, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and SP's Akhilesh Yadav did not attend the Ram Temple consecration event in Ayodhya for fear of alienating their vote bank. Shah stated that the goal of this election is to put an end to terrorism and Maoist radicalism while also making India the world's third largest economy.

Amit Shah attacked the Samajwadi Party, an INDIA bloc partner, accusing it of dynastic politics since its president, Akhilesh Yadav, had granted tickets to five members of his family in the current election. He stated that while Akhilesh Yadav is running from Kannauj and his wife Dimple Yadav is running from Mainpuri, Akshay Yadav, Aditya Yadav, and Dharmendra Yadav, all three of his family members, are running from Firozabad, Budaun, and Azamgarh.

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