Priyanka begins Cong’s UP campaign on Ganga

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ALLAHABAD: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday kicked off her party’s campaign for the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh in Allahabad by lashing out at the Narendra Modi government, saying the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was run by four or five people who think they can do as they please.

During her three-day visit, Priyanka Gandhi will cover a distance of 100 kilometres by boat in Ganga from Allahabad to Varanasi — the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi — hopping from one temple to another.

Priyanka Gandhi arrived in Allahabad on Sunday night and spent the night at her family home, the Swaraj Bhawan, where her grandmother and former

prime minister Indira Gandhi was born. In a tweet, she recalled her memories associated with Swaraj Bhawan.

“Sitting in the courtyard of Swaraj Bhawan, I can see the room where my grandmother [Indira Gandhi] was born. While putting me to sleep at night, she used to tell stories of Joan of Arc. Her words reverberate even today. She used to say — become fearless and everything will be

alright,” the Congress leader wrote in Hindi.

Priyanka Gandhi left for the Sangam — a confluence of rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati — on Monday morning where she offered prayers.

Calling the BJP a “jumla sarkar”, she said the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh exempted farmer loans, as promised, within 10 days of coming to