Congress President Rahul Gandhi and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were campaigning in Uttar Pradesh today. The leaders reached the Kheri parliamentary constituency, where Mr Gandhi addressed a public gathering in support of party candidate Zafar Ali Naqvi. Mr Gandhi also visited Lakhimpur, along with party in-charge for western Uttar Pradesh Jyotiraditya Scindia. He also addressed public meetings in Unnao and Kanpur. Priyanka Gandhi started her day's campaign with rallies in Khaga, Ghazipur and Fatehpur. She then visited Bundelkhand to hold a road show in Mahoba district.
Of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, 26 seats have gone for polls so far.
Here are the highlights from Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi's rallies in UP today:
- PM Modi shielded the interest of 15 selected people, leaving farmers and the poor high and dry
- This "chowkidar" obliged 15 selected people during his five-year term but told sugarcane farmers that cane-farming caused sugar (diabetes)
- Anil Ambani, who never manufactured an airplane, was awarded with a Rs 30,000 crore contract, but cane farmers were told that cane-farming caused sugar (diabetes) when they demanded their dues
- Narendra Modi in 2014 made a number of false assurances of "achhe din" (better days), of two crore jobs, of Rs 15 lakh in every bank account but none of them came true
- Has any assurance come true in five years?
- Nyay scheme was pronounced after due consultation with economists and think-tanks
- Unlike notebandi (demonetisation) and "Gabbar Singh Tax" by the Narendra Modi government which disturbed the economy and employment, Nyay will benefit the economy by enhancing demand for consumer goods and thus, boosting the manufacturing sector and employment
Congress General Secretary for UP (East) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra holds a roadshow in Mahoba. pic.twitter.com/UAihYyYCRx
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- The BJP government keeps talking about my family. Half of their political speeches are about what Nehru ji did and what Indira Gandhi did. But they never talk about what they have done in the last five years
- When the youth raises its voice, those in power must feel happy that the people have certain demands and we must listen to those
- The BJP government thinks that it's doing you a favour by working for you. They don't realise that it is the public that made them
- Do not allow a person who speaks lies and does not work for you to move ahead
- Remove politics of divisiveness and negativity, but usher in politics which speaks about your grievances
- Change the politics not only of your area or for your needs, but for future generations and to save the country
