Anubhi Saxena
ALLAHABAD | Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, an Indian politician who is currently serving as general secretary of AICC and trustee of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation commenced her “Ganga Ride” on boat to Varanasi on March 18 for the well wishing of Congress in upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Taking on the “Mai Bhi Chowkidar ” Campaign by PM modi as a move to attract voters, Priyanka Gandhi, General Secretary of Congress Party slams the campaign by citing the fact that “Only Rich have Chowkidars or Watchmen . Farmers and poors do it on their own” . This masterstroke has already started grabbing eyeballs and everyone is keen to know her next move for the party.
On Sunday night, she arrived in the city, after which she spent the night at Swaraj Bhawan, the ancestral home of Nehru’s, she arrived at Sangam on Monday.
She first went for the darshan of Akshaywat and afterwards prayed at the Bade Hanuman temple for the victory of the Congress in yellow-green simple saree.
Priyanka remarked Chowkidars are not for farmers, yesterday by taking a dig at campaign “Mein Bhi Chowkidar” on her boat rally. During the three-day boat campaign, the Congress leader will travel from Prayagraj to Varanasi to Arail Ghat.
Thereafter she reached Sangam, where she met a number of supporters who were eager to meet her since morning. She offered milk and flowers to Ganga and then went ahead to meet the local people gathered besides the river and invited other party leaders to join her.
She then, continued sailing and went towards Arial ghat. She took her car to drive to Manaiya ghat. There she conducted her ‘boat pe charcha‘ with the students of Allahabad University, before leaving for her next stoppage, Dumduma.
“This country is yours, this democracy is yours and even this politics is yours. It is only because of people that we exist. There can be no Priyanka Gandhi without you people,” she told people near Dumduma Ghat.
“I know my brother. We have faced lots of struggles and martydom of our father and sacrifice by our family members,” she added. The BJP, however, made fun of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s boat campaign, saying every election is a “picnic” for the Gandhi family. Polling will be held in seven phases in Uttar Pradesh from April 11 to May 19. Results will be announced on May 23. The main point to see here is that how this boat rally impacts the current scenario of Congress party and how well it gets converted into Voter sentiments towards INC.
