Jaipur:

Rajasthan BJP chief Madan Rathore Saturday said RLP MP Hanuman Beniwal will benefit if his wife Kanika Beniwal loses the Khinvsar assembly bypoll as she can then be at home and take care of their children.

Kanika Beniwal is contesting the November 13 bypoll as RLP candidate.

Madan Rathore wondered if both Hanuman Beniwal and his wife keep doing politics, then what will happen to their family? “I saw on social media that he (Hanuman Beniwal) was worried that if his wife does not win, she will go to her ‘peehar’ (parent’s house). Brother, when you felt so threatened, why did you take such a risk (of fielding wife in bypolls)?” he asked.

Madan Rathore then went on to say, “You (Hanuman Beniwal) know that she cannot win. But I have a piece of advice. Hanumanji you will benefit if your wife loses. She can go to her parent’s house or wherever she goes, she will take care of the children.” “Is it not necessary to take care of the children? If both of you keep doing politics, then what will happen to the family? This needs to be understood,” he said.

Madan Rathore also attacked the Congress saying many of its leaders are out on bail and doing politics.

“Congress leaders are on bail. They did huge scams and got arrested. They are out on bail and are doing politics,” he said and named Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, P Chidambaram and other leaders. 

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Jaipur:

The Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) announced on Monday that its convener Hanuman Beniwal will contest the upcoming Lok Sahha elections from Rajasthan’s Nagaur seat as an INDIA bloc candidate.

The Congress, which is also part of the opposition INDIA bloc, on Saturday announced candidates for two more Lok Sabha constituencies in Rajasthan but left Nagaur seat for the RLP.

In a release, the RLP said Mr Beniwal will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Nagaur as an INDIA bloc candidate.

Mr Beniwal had won the seat in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls but it fell vacant as he resigned as MP after being elected as MLA from Khinwsar in Nagaur district in December last year.

The RLP chief is pitted against BJP candidate Jyoti Mirdha, both Jat leaders.

Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan will be held in two phases — on April 19 and 26.

Nagaur is among the 12 Lok Sabha seats where elections will be held in the first phase.

A former BJP ally, Mr Beniwal parted ways with the NDA in December 2020 over the farmers’ protest.

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