This U-turn inside a day by Priyanka has left the get together cadres within the state confused concerning the place of the get together
New Delhi: Congress basic secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday backtracked from declaring herself because the chief ministerial face within the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections. On Friday, whereas releasing the youth manifesto of the get together within the nationwide capital, she was requested concerning the CM face. She had replied, “Are you seeing some other face from the Congress? Then?” She had additional added, “My face could be seen in all places.”
Chatting with a information company on Saturday, she clarified that on Friday, she had made the remark about her being the chief ministerial face in “irritation”. She mentioned, “I’m not saying that I’m the (CM) face (of Congress within the Uttar Pradesh elections)… I mentioned that (you possibly can see my face in all places) in irritation since you all have been asking the identical query once more & once more.”
This U-turn inside a day by the Congress basic secretary has left the get together cadres within the state confused concerning the place of the get together. Her comment was thought-about as a significant indication on Congress’ chief ministerial candidate for the Meeting elections scheduled in February and March. Congress until now has not projected a chief ministerial candidate in any of the 5 poll-bound states.
The Congress below Ms Priyanka Vadra’s management is attempting to place up a robust struggle in Uttar Pradesh by reaching out to the ladies and youth that type a big a part of the state’s inhabitants. Within the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, there have been reviews that she may contest from Varanasi in opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi however the speculations later fizzled out. She was then appointed basic secretary incharge of Uttar Pradesh East in 2019. Later, she was given duty of the complete state. Within the final couple of months, she has been re-building the organisational construction within the state.
Congress is going through an uphill job within the state; a number of of its leaders have abandoned the get together claiming that it has no future within the state. Just lately, Supriya Aron, who was given a ticket by the Congress from Bareilly, joined the Samajwadi Get together. Her husband Praveen Aron, former Lok Sabha MP of the get together from Bareilly, additionally joined the Samajwadi Get together on Saturday. Others, who’ve abandoned the get together, embrace West UP chief Imran Masood, Harendra Malik and his son Pankaj Malik. UP stalwart and former union minister Jitin Prasada give up the get together final 12 months.
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