A highly derogatory comment laced with expletives made by a Rishikesh based man on Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has stirred a hornet’s nest. An agitated Uttarakhand unit of Congress party has demanded arrest of the person. In a letter directed to the State's director general of police, Anil Kumar Raturi, Pradesh Cong Committee  president Pritam Singh said that a case under Information Technology act should be registered against the person. Singh said that the Congress president Sonia Gandhi had proposed to the union Govt that the Cong is willing to pay the rail fare for the return of stranded labourers in different parts of the country to their homes. He said that in this context the national general secretary of the Congress party, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra wrote a letter to the UP Govt offering the commitment of the party to provide buses for the home coming of the stranded migrants in UP. She had also sought permission of UP Govt for entry of these buses into UP border. Singh said when this news item was prominently shown in news channels, one Brijesh Uniyal; a resident of Rishikesh used highly derogatory language against Priyanka on his FB post.

Singh said that the action has hurt the pride of Congress workers and they are agitated. He said that on one hand the whole world is fighting a battle against Covid-19; there are some anti social elements who are using inappropriate language against women and instigating people. Strongest possible action should be taken against such elements that are disturbing social harmony.