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Sonia Gandhi pens emotional letter to Rae Bareli voters, reveals why she won't contest in India elections

Srishti Sisodia
Authored By Srishti Sisodia
Published: Feb 15, 2024, 23:12 IST | Updated: Feb 15, 2024, 23:12 IST
Sonia Gandhi pens emotional letter to Rae Bareli voters, reveals why she won't contest in India elections

Sonia Gandhi

Sonia Gandhi, the former president of the Indian National Congress, wrote an emotional letter dated Wednesday (Feb 14) to the voters of her Rae Bareli constituency in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Amid speculations, Gandhi revealed that due to health and age issues, she will not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha election from Rae Bareli - a constituency she has represented since 2004.

In the letter, which was in Hindi, she told the voters, "I am proud to say that whatever I am today, I am because of you and I have always done my best to honour your trust. Now on account of health and age issues, I will not contest the next Lok Sabha election."

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"After this decision, I will not have the opportunity to serve you directly but my heart and soul will always remain with you," she added.

In a veiled reference, the 77-year-old hinted that the partymight field another member of the Gandhi family.

"I know that you will stand by me and my family in future, just as you have in the past," the letter further read, asspeculations are rife ofPriyanka Gandhi Vadra contesting the upcoming polls from Rae Bareli.

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This comes a day after the Congress party nominated Sonia Gandhi and senior leaders Ajay Maken and Abhishek Singhvi for the Rajya Sabha election to be held on February 27.

Gandhi, who was accompanied by her son Rahul Gandhi and daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra besides former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, filed her nomination papers in Jaipur.

The 77-year-old former Congress president is set to enter the Upper House for the first time from Rajasthan. Gandhi will fill the seat that is going tofall vacant in Aprilafter former prime minister Manmohan Sigh completes his Rajya Sabha tenure.

(With inputs from agencies)

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