NE NEWS SERVICE
LUCKNOW, JULY 18
Congress general Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said her party is “open-minded” about forging an alliance with other political parties for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.
उप्र कांग्रेस ने संगठन व संघर्ष पर आधारित बदलाव का मॉडल जनता के सामने रखा है। वरिष्ठ नेताओं का अनुभव, युवा जोश व जनता के मुद्दों पर संघर्ष हमारी ताकत है। प्रदेश, जिले के पदाधिकारियों, मोर्चा संगठनों और नेताओं ने संगठन, संघर्ष और परिवर्तन के मॉडल को और मजबूत करने का संकल्प लिया। pic.twitter.com/qzvAuZKQdm
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) July 18, 2021
Asked whether the Congress will go it alone on all the 403 assembly seats in the state or align with some political party, the party general secretary told reporters in an informal meeting here, “It is too early to say.”
On whether she is ruling out an alliance or not, she said, “I do not rule out (alliance). We are absolutely not closed-minded. We are having an open mind.”
लोकतंत्र का चीरहरण करने वाले भाजपा के गुंडे कान खोलकर सुन लें, महिलाएँ प्रधान, ब्लॉक प्रमुख, विधायक, सांसद, मुख्यमंत्री, प्रधानमंत्री बनेंगी और उनपर अत्याचार करने वालों को शह देने वाली सरकार को शिकस्त देंगी।.. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/Z6jEMeTKks
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) July 17, 2021
“Our aim is to defeat the BJP,” she said, adding that other political parties should also be “open-minded”.
She added that the organisation is also her area of focus, and a lot of work have been done on it, and in a silent manner.
“I have an open mind, but my priority is my party,” she said.
To a question on the party becoming active in her presence and tending to become inactive as soon as she leaves the state, the Congress leader said, “When I come (here), there is the media focus and you pay attention. But when I am not here, you do not give any attention. But our work is going on.”
“We have done the maximum work during the COVID-19 pandemic. You can see that we are the ones who have raised issues. Congress is no longer confined to garlanding photographs. Our party has been out of power for 30-32 years, and it has become weak. However, full efforts have been made, and a lot of energy has come (into the party),” she added.
Priyanka Gandhi also said that plans are afoot to revamp the Congress Seva Dal in the state.
She also slammed the BJP over its statement that she was a “political tourist”.
Stating that she is not a “political tourist”, the Congress general secretary said that the BJP’s propaganda is to show her and her brother Rahul Gandhi as non-serious politicians.
Later, Priyanka Gandhi interacted with senior party leaders of the state, including UP Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu, co-incharge of Uttar Pradesh Dheeraj Gurjar, UP Congress spokesperson Ashok Singh and Naseemuddin Siddiqui, a Congress leader said.
Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh are due in early next year.
