Vishwas challenges Rahul and Modi

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Vishwas challenges Rahul and Modi, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, Kumar Vishwas. "Let Rahul Gandhi, Modi and me contest from Amethi and see who wins," Mr Vishwas said. The 43-year-old is a Hindi poet.

New Delhi: Kumar Vishwas of the AAP on Monday said that he will win, not just contest, the parliamentary election from Amethi, which has chosen Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi as its representative for the last nine years.

"Let Rahul Gandhi, Modi and me contest from Amethi and see who wins," Mr Vishwas said. The 43-year-old is a Hindi poet.

Sandeep Dikshit of the Congress suggested Mr Vishwas' ebullience may be misplaced. "Whoever wants to contest, let them...anyone who wants to lose from Amethi is welcome to contest the election."

After his party's spectacular debut in the Delhi elections, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal had announced that his year-old party would also contest the national elections.

Vishwas doesn't just want to take on Mr Gandhi in Amethi. He would like the BJP's prime ministerial candidate to join the line-up.

"I want to tell Narendra Modi that he should stop speaking about Rahul Gandhi for 50 minutes in his one-hour speeches. If he really wants to end Gandhi's stint from Amethi, then let him contest from Amethi. Let Rahul Gandhi, me and Modi contest from Amethi."

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