New Delhi, Jan 16 (TIWN) Congress candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Hastinapur, Archana Gautam, who is a winner of various beauty pageants including Miss Bikini India 2018, has given a befitting reply to the critics who questioned her credential as a politician.

"I represented India in Miss Bikini 2018. I was Miss Uttar Pradesh 2014 and Miss Cosmo World 2018. I request people not to merge my profession in the media industry with my political career," Gautam said.  Archana, who won Miss Bikini India 2018, Miss Uttar Pradesh 2014, and Miss Cosmo World 2018, had joined the Congress party in November last year.  Talking about her vision for Hastinapur ahead of polls, Gautam said if she wins the election then her main focus will be on development work. She further stated that tourism will be encouraged in Hastinapr being the 'ancient holy' city. 

"Hastinapur is a tourist place and there are lots of ancient temples but people are not able to come here because of the connectivity problem. After becoming an MLA, my first priority will be to build a bus stand and a railway station. If tourism gets a boost, more tourists will come and people will get employment, ANI quoted Gautam as saying.