Don't be scared, face BJP in Amethi: PM Modi dares RaGa over Rae Bareli move

• PM Modi dares Rahul Gandhi to face the BJP in Amethi, and not "run or be scared"
• Mocks at Rahul saying "Shehzada is so scared of Amethi that he is running towards Rae Bareli"
• After a long suspense, Congress today announced Kishori Lal Sharma as its Amethi  candidate

PM Narendra Modi on Friday took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the latter's nomination from Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency, attributing his decision to the fear of a loss in Kerala's Wayanad.

Addressing a rally in West Bengal, PM Modi dared the Wayanad MP to face the BJP in Amethi and not "run or be scared".

PM Modi referred to his old remark, saying Rahul Gandhi had been searching for a safe seat for himself after voting in Wayanad.

“I had already said that the Shehzada was going to lose in Wayanad. I had said that as soon as the polling was completed in Wayanad, he would start looking for another seat... He is so scared of Amethi that he is running towards Rae Bareli. They ask everyone 'daro mat'. Today, I also ask them, 'daro mat, bhago mat'… (don't be scared, don't run),” he said.

PM's remarks come after the Congress today announced that Rahul Gandhi will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Rae Bareli instead of Amethi. Rahul Gandhi's loyalist, Kishori Lal Sharma will contest from Amethi.