Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday wrote to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to curtail the State police deployment during her and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi's visit to the State and urged the Government to focus more on providing security to the common man.
She said in the letter that large number of cavalcade provided to them causes a lot of inconvenience to the citizens. She, however, appreciated the CM for his concerns in providing the security. Priyanka mentioned a couple of instances when traffic had to be stopped in the areas she and her mother Sonia visited and requested the State administration to ignore such heavy security. She stated that such things are wastages of state resources. Both Priyanka and Sonia are SPG protectee.
Congress on Thursday also demanded that a judicial inquiry be conducted by a Supreme Court judge into the killing of 10 people, including three women, from the Gond tribe over a land dispute in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh. CLP leader Ajay Singh 'Lallu' and other party leaders visited the crime scene, and said Priyanka will soon visit the Ghorawal area to meet the victims' families.
In a different tweet, calling Nelson Mandela her inspiration and guide, Priyanka said the anti-apartheid icon told her that she ought to be in politics long before anyone else did. His life was a testament to truth, love and freedom, Priyanka Gandhi said.
"To me, he was Uncle Nelson (who told me I ought to be in politics long before anyone else did!). He will always be my inspiration and my guide," she tweeted.