In her first meeting at the party’s war room in Delhi, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra conveyed to party leaders hailing from Uttar Pradesh that the forthcoming polls should be made to appear as a direct fight between the ruling BJP and the Congress.
At the same time, at the backdrop of high expectations from her, she said that she doesn’t have any magic wand and that only the full cooperation of party workers will bring the desired results.
She also warned party workers that anyone found indulging in anti-party activities will be shown the door. “I cannot do a miracle from the top level, the workers need to strengthen the party at the booth level and I need your support for strengthening the party in the State,” said a leader quoting Priyanka as saying during the meeting.
During the meeting, held at the Congress’ war room at 15 Gurudwara Rakabganj Road, Priyanka reviewed the booth-level organisation of the party. She asked the Congress workers to strengthen the booth-level organisation of the party.
Priyanka said she was still learning about the organisation and comprehending what needs to be changed to strengthen Congress in UP. She had conducted marathon meetings with people from almost 41 constituencies in Lucknow last week after her maiden visit as the grand old party’s office bearers.
Priyanka’s UP East campaign is eagerly awaited by party workers and the people, sources in the Congress said adding she will be visiting the families of CRPF jawans from the state killed in the Pulwama terror attack. Party is also planning scheduling her visits to families of those who died in the hooch tragedy.
She is likely to start campaign by visiting the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj later this week and then visit Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency as part of her four-day tour this month to assess the ground situation in the region under her charge.
Anand Bhawan, the ancestral house of Priyanka Gandhi, has been decked up for her visit and preparations are also in full swing at the Sewa Dal camp in Kumbh. Post Prayagraj, Priyanka Gandhi might visit Varanasi for three to four days. She is also expected to be in Ahemdabad on February 28 to participate in the Congress Workers Committee meeting.
Her Varanasi itinerary also includes a visit to the Kashi Vishwanath temple and road-show in the holy city is also on the cards. Priyanka alongwith her brother Rahul Gandhi and her counterpart for UP West Jyotriaditya Scindia held a roadshow on February 11 in Lucknow. While Priyanka has been assigned 41 constituencies including Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Varanasi, Scindia has 39 constituencies for the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha Polls.