UP doesn’t need an adopted son, Priyanka slams PM Modi
rae bareli (Uttar Pradesh) — Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying Uttar Pradesh “doesn’t need an adopted son” to work for its development, and people should not vote for “one who makes false promises”.
Addressing her first election rally in the state, Priyanka said: “Modi said UP has adopted him as a son. Does UP need to adopt anyone from outside for its development. UP doesn’t need an ‘adopted son’ to do good for the state.
“Rahul Gandhi (Congress VicePresident) and (Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister) Akhilesh ji (Yadav) are two sons of UP.”
“Every youth of the state can become a leader and work for its development.
“Vote for the one who wants to work for you, not the one who makes false promises,” she added.
every youth of the state can become a leader and work for its development. Vote for the one who wants to work for you Priyanka Gandhi
The prime minister during a rally in the state on Thursday said he was an “adopted son” of Uttar Pradesh and vowed not to ditch the people of the state.
Prime Minister Modi also took a dig at Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav over his rift with father Mulayam Singh Yadav.
After weeks of dilly-dallying, postponements and cancellations, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra started the campaign for the Congress in the ongoing Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections on Friday.
The absence of Priyanka, who is a great crowd puller and is among the 40 ‘star campaigners’ the party has listed for the polls, had reportedly upset the cadres, specially in the family bastion of Amethi-Rae Bareli, where she has been campaigning in previous elections.
Informed sources said many campaign programmes of Priyanka Vadra had been made and cancelled in the past owing to the seatsharing formula on these seats continuing to be an irritant.
Now since both the alliance partners have withdrawn five candidates each from their side, she is said to have agreed to come and campaign.
She was one of the main negotiators with Akhilesh Yadav when the alliance talks were on the brink of collapse.
While her name has been repeatedly appearing in the star campaigner list of the party, she is likely to restrict herself to AmethiRae Bareli only, an informed party source said. —