{"id":423998,"date":"2024-02-26T11:03:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T11:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/02\/26\/no-betrayal-ahmed-patels-daughter-after-aap-gets-bharuch-lok-sabha-seat\/"},"modified":"2024-02-26T11:03:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T11:03:00","slug":"no-betrayal-ahmed-patels-daughter-after-aap-gets-bharuch-lok-sabha-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/02\/26\/no-betrayal-ahmed-patels-daughter-after-aap-gets-bharuch-lok-sabha-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;No Betrayal&#8221;: Ahmed Patel&#8217;s Daughter After AAP Gets Bharuch Lok Sabha Seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2024-02\/q34ujbs_mumtaz-patel-ndtv-interview_625x300_26_February_24.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"ins_storybody\"><!-- \n\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"sp-cn ins_storybody\" id=\"ins_storybody\">--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv\"><span itemprop=\"video\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"headline\" content=\"&quot;No Betrayal&quot;: Ahmed Patel's Daughter After AAP Gets Bharuch Lok Sabha Seat\"\/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"&quot;No Betrayal&quot;: Ahmed Patel's Daughter After AAP Gets Bharuch Lok Sabha Seat\"\/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"&quot;No Betrayal&quot;: Ahmed Patel's Daughter After AAP Gets Bharuch Lok Sabha Seat\"\/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2024-02\/q34ujbs_mumtaz-patel-ndtv-interview_625x300_26_February_24.jpg?im=FaceCrop,algorithm=dnn,width=1200,height=738\"\/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-02-26T16:33:28+05:30\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=764502&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\"\/><meta itemprop=\"ContentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/ndtvod.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com\/23372\/ndtv\/26022024_n_MumtazPatel_216156_73405_320.mp4\"\/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"T9M13S\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"videoembed\" class=\"videembedload\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2024-02\/q34ujbs_mumtaz-patel-ndtv-interview_625x300_26_February_24.jpg?im=FaceCrop,algorithm=dnn,width=1200,height=738?im=FeatureCrop,algorithm=dnn,width=650,height=400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=764502&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:100%; height:403px; padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left:0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"ins_instory_dv_caption sp_b\">Mumtaz Patel is late Congress leader Ahmed Patel&#8217;s daughter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b class=\"place_cont\">New Delhi: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Congress leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/topic\/mumtaz-patel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mumtaz Patel<\/a> confessed to &#8220;disappointment&#8221;, but dismissed talk of &#8220;betrayal&#8221;, after the Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/topic\/bharuch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bharuch<\/a> &#8211; held by her father, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/topic\/ahmed-patel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ahmed Patel<\/a>, between 1977 and 1984 &#8211; was given to the Aam Aadmi Party as part of a pan-India accord before the general election.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Patel told NDTV she understood the Congress faced certain compulsions in negotiating the seat-sharing deal with the AAP, which will also contest Gujarat&#8217;s Bhavnagar. The Congress will contest the other 24, as the two bid to stop the Bharatiya Janata Party from a third successive clean sweep.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of course, I&#8217;m not going to deny I was deeply disappointed and upset&#8230; but I was told alliance talks at a pan-India level would not progress without the Bharuch seat being first settled,&#8221; she told NDTV.<\/p>\n<p>She also said the Congress&#8217; three senior-most figures &#8211; former boss Sonia Gandhi, MP Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra &#8211; had all reached out to explain the position regarding the Bharuch seat.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is not about betrayal&#8230; disappointment, yes. But I understand and respect the compulsions&#8230; it must have been impossible. The Bharuch seat was in negotiation for two months. If it was so easy (to keep it for the Congress), it would have been sorted a month ago,&#8221; Ms Patel said Monday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ |\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/arvind-kejriwal-names-jailed-gujarat-mla-chaitar-vasava-as-candidate-for-lok-sabha-elections-4817945\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AAP Names Jailed Gujarat MLA As Bharuch Lok Sabha Candidate<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Giving these two to the AAP got the Congress seats in Assam, Goa, and Chandigarh. And AAP also backed off from other six seats it wanted in Gujarat,&#8221; she added, providing an insight into prolonged talks between the two parties &#8211; both INDIA bloc members &#8211; that concluded last week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ |\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/aap-congress-seat-share-talks-india-alliance-2024-lok-sabha-election-congress-seat-share-speed-run-continues-deal-done-with-aap-for-delhi-gujarat-5112836\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Congress On Seat Share Speed Run, Deal Done With AAP For Gujarat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The discussions marked a significant step forward for the group, which had till then struggled to reach seat-share agreements even as the clock ticks down to (the not yet announced) polling day.<\/p>\n<p>The AAP initially wanted eight seats in Gujarat, as well as the Guwahati and Chandigarh seats and the two in Goa, Ms Patel said. &#8220;They backtracked from all in return for Bharuch,&#8221; she explained.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After hearing all this, I did not want the alliance, at a pan-India level, to break because of me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Last week Ms Patel posted a note on X (formerly Twitter) to her supporters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ |\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/mumtaz-patel-ahmed-patel-elections-2024-ahmed-patel-daughter-disappointed-with-congress-aap-seat-deal-in-gujarat-5117901\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">After Congress-AAP Announce Seat Deal In Gujarat, An Apology<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Deeply apologise to our district cadre for not being able to secure the Bharuch Lok Sabha seat in alliance. I share your disappointment,&#8221; she said, adding, &#8220;Together, we will regroup to make Congress stronger. We won&#8217;t let Ahmed Patel&#8217;s 45 years of legacy go in vain.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Deeply apologize to Our district cadre for not being able to secure the Bharuch Lok Sabha seat in alliance.I share your disappointment.Together, we will regroup to make <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INCIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@INCIndia<\/a> stronger .We won&#8217;t let <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ahmedpatel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ahmedpatel<\/a> 45 years of Legacy go in vain. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bharuchkibeti?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bharuchkibeti<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mumtaz Patel (@mumtazpatels) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mumtazpatels\/status\/1761278147461570701?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ms Patel did fire a warning shot, saying, &#8220;I will 100 per cent say that I am planning to work hard and win the seat back, not just for my father, but also for the Congress.&#8221; She would not, however, confirm if she would campaign for the AAP, only saying, &#8220;I will continue working for Bharuch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Patel&#8217;s daughter also made it clear &#8211; in the face of Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#8217;s frequent dynastic politics jibe &#8211; that neither she nor her brother, Faisal Patel, had &#8220;it so easy&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It becomes difficult when people troll us about dynastic politics. Everyone thinks it is easy&#8230; that we get everything on a platter. But I have been working for two years, at first without any post or responsibility&#8230; on the ground with whatever help I have from those respected and loved my dad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ |\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/will-follow-alliance-dharma-mumtaz-patel-on-aap-contesting-from-bharuch-5126531\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patel&#8217;s Daughter&#8217;s &#8220;Alliance Dharma&#8221; Remark As AAP Gets Bharuch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nobody promised (the Bharuch seat) on a platter. I have been working on the ground because I want to win this on my own merit. If tomorrow I make something of myself, then it should be not be because I am Ahmed Patel&#8217;s daughter. I am proud to be so, but I want to rise on my own merit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The BJP, meanwhile, has\u00a0taken a jab at the Congress, calling it &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/congress-aap-seat-sharing-revenge-of-the-prince-bjp-as-congress-parts-with-ahmed-patel-bharuch-legacy-5122420\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the revenge of the Prince<\/a>&#8221; &#8211; a crude reference to Rahul Gandhi. &#8220;In the Congress, one dynasty is more equal than the others&#8230; giving away Bharuch is Rahul Gandhi&#8217;s attempt to humiliate (Ahmed Patel&#8217;s) family,&#8221; Amit Malviya declared.<\/p>\n<p><em>NDTV is now available on WhatsApp channels. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va4lixw7z4kcvZI9JM12\">Click on the link<\/a> to get all the latest updates from NDTV on your chat. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/ahmed-patel-daughter-mumtaz-patel-to-ndtv-bharuch-lok-sabha-seat-no-betrayal-ahmed-patels-daughter-after-aap-gets-bharuch-lok-sabha-seat-5130417\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Mumtaz Patel is late Congress leader Ahmed Patel&#8217;s daughter. New Delhi: Congress leader Mumtaz Patel confessed to &#8220;disappointment&#8221;, but dismissed talk of &#8220;betrayal&#8221;, after the Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat&#8217;s Bharuch &#8211; held by her father, Ahmed Patel, between 1977 and 1984 &#8211; was given to the Aam Aadmi Party as part of a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":423999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[481004,265163,12146,496749,265073,496750],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423998"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=423998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423998\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/423999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=423998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=423998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}