Congress general secretary and party’s Uttar Pradesh in-charge, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, claimed that the party manifesto would be the vision document of development of Uttar Pradesh with women getting special privileges to bring them into the mainstream.
She made this remark soon after she chaired the meeting of the Congress’ election related committees at the UPCC office here on Monday.
After reaching Lucknow on Monday morning according to the scheduled programme, Priyanka Vadra participated in the meeting of the party’s manifesto committee, coordination committee, and election and campaign committee.
During the discussions, Priyanka Vadra said that in the manifesto, special attention would be given to youth, farmers, women, traders and the deprived of all sections.
The manifesto of the Uttar Pradesh Congress will be a document to prepare the way for the progress of the state, she added.
Before the meeting, the Congress leaders paid tributes to Dr Ambedkar by garlanding his portrait on Parinirvana Diwas. Priyanka Vadra remembered the contribution of Dr Ambedkar in the making of the Constitution.
The meeting was attended by former MP and former UPCC president Nirmal Khatri, former Union minister Pradeep Jain Aditya, former MP PL Punia, Begum Noor Bano, leader of the legislature party, Aradhana Mishra, leader of the Legislative Council Deepak Singh, former MLA Akhilesh Pratap Singh, Ajay Rai, Ranjit Singh Judev, Supriya Shrinet, UP Mahila Congress president Shehla Ahraari and councilor Mamta Chaudhary.