Varun Gandhi To Contest From Amethi?
Sanjay Gandhi Hospital, Munshiganj, Amethi was established in the eighties. Presently it is run by the Sanjay Gandhi Trust managed by Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. Locals say this is the best hospital in the area and treats more than 1,500 patients per day. All facilities are available for examination source says. Recently due to the death of one patient, the government of UP canceled the license of the hospital. This has created uncomfortable situations for daily patients as well as the employees and traders around the hospital source says. Local people started agitation for re-opening, and Varun Gandhi, sitting MP from Pilibhit, the erstwhile seat of his mother, Menaka Gandhi, also started a campaign on X for re-opening considering the misery of local people source says. His voice could not make any dent in the state government but the Hon’ble High Court Bench at Lucknow cancelled the government order and asked for its immediate reopening though agreed to continue the investigation of the death source says. Hospital is reopened, and Varun Gandhi congratulated the public of Amethi for the victory sources say. The Amethi has traditionally been with the Congress party from 1980 onward, leaving the last election when BJP won the seat source says. After the unfortunate death of Sanjay Gandhi, sitting MP, his elder brother contested and remained representative till his death source says. For a short period, till Sonia Gandhi was not formally inducted in the political scenario Capt. Satish Sharma, a close confidant of the family contested and won source says. Later Sonia Gandhi became the representative of Amethi source says. Sonia Gandhi shifted to Raibareli and handed over the constituency to Rahul Gandhi source says. Rahul Gandhi is now representing Wayanad because of his defeat in Amethi source says. The gesture and activeness of Varun Gandhi seem a signal that he will return to his father's constituency because it’s not sure that Rahul Gandhi will leave the Wayanad seat source says. It’s also not clear so far that if Varun Gandhi comes back, will he be a BJP candidate or Congress?
