New Delhi: AAP leader Shazia Ilmi on Wednesday sought to quell speculation that she would be pitted against Congress president Sonia Gandhi in the Lok Sabha polls, saying she “never agreed” to contest from Rae Bareli.
“I am not contesting from Rae Bareli. I never agreed to nor do I now … I’ve been denying this for the last two months,” Ilmi wrote on social networking site twitter.
A section of party leaders were also of an opinion that Ilmi, who undertakes fund raising campaigns, should be made to campaign instead of pitting her against Gandhi.
Ilmi had also contested from RK Puram constituency in Delhi assembly elections, but lost to a BJP candidate by a slender margin.
Vishwas, who is contesting against Rahul Gandhi from Amethi, had on Tuesday said that like BJP even AAP wanted a safe seat.
“Safe Seat? Whether it is BJP or AAP, everyone wants a safe seat. In case of Congress every seat in unsafe,” Vishwas had tweeted.
