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Priyanka from mother’s seat in 2019? Buzz rises

RAE BARELI:Even as speculation rose over whether Priyanka Gandhi would contest from Rae Bareli if her mother vacates the seat in 2019, the family of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi‘s “mentor and guru” Gaya Prasad said he had always been keen on her entering politics.

Holding a more than 40-yearold framed photograph of Ganesha — considered the god of good fortune — Jagdish Shukla jumps with joy at his Rae Bareli home at the news of Rahul’s coronation ceremony as Congress president on Saturday.

Yet, he and his wife do not mince words in expressing Gaya Prasad’s wish before he died in 2010. The Shukla family has kept alive a tradition since 1967 (Indira’s debut as MP here) of holding a hawan followed by a Ganesh aarti before a nomination is filed by a member of the Gandhi family in Rae Bareli.

“My father always told Rahul that he was reserved and quiet. He will need the support of Priyanka to make giant strides to gain aggression. He saw a striking resemblance between Indira and Priyanka,” Shukla told TOIat their home.

They dismiss the controversy about Rahul’s name being entered in a register meant for non-Hindus at the Somnath temple in Gujarat during the election campaign.
“As you can see in the family photos, they would attend these pujas. They attend the Baleshwarji Temple of Lord Shiva and Sankha Devi Temple near the Ganga religiously each time they visit Rae Bareli. Do they need more proof that they are Hindus?” he asks.
The family, which still lives in one of the seven small rooms surrounding the open courtyard of the pre-Independence home, is quick to reject the charge that Rahul is taking a soft Hindutva path. His wife, Priti, believes that Priyanka can fill her mother’s shoes in the family seat, Rae Bareli.
“Priyanka jo hai woh prakhar hai. Rahul thoda mukhtar bani hai (Priyanka is more categorical about her views while Rahul is slightly reserved). They are an ideal combination of siblings to run politics. We hope Priyanka enters this home in 2019 as a contestant and takes Ganesha’s good luck for her brother,” says Priti. Source : timesofindia



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