Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is probably going to launch her party’s election campaign on October 9 by addressing her first public rally at Varanasi, the Lok Sabha constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“Yes, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will address her first public rally at Varanasi on October 9. this is often visiting be a grand event. We are within the process of deciding the venue and a proper announcement are going to be made soon,” said a senior party leader after attending a gathering that Priyanka presided up here on Tuesday.
Priyanka, who arrived on a five-day visit here on Monday, reviewed her party’s preparedness for 2022 assembly elections. She discussed with party leaders the modalities of her programme for public rallies, route for 12,000-km long “Pratigya Yatras” to start out within the second week of October and fixing of war rooms in assembly constituencies, strengthening of the party’s organisational structure and also the ongoing training programmes for party cadres in Uttar Pradesh.
“We have already begun preparations for the Varanasi rally. this is often visiting be a grand rally being organised to offer a message of change to people across the state,” said Rajesh Mishra, senior Congress leader and former Varanasi MP.
Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee has, meanwhile, extended date for submitting applications from aspirants of party ticket to October 10. Priyanka also discussed the problem of selection of candidates at a gathering with party leaders here. Senior party leaders, including members of screening committee and party’s manifesto committee, are expected to achieve here on Thursday.
“What Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is doing now should are done much earlier. Varanasi is Lok Sabha seat of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. So, the Congress will obviously use the occasion to focus on the BJP government. The Congress is launching its election campaign now and other people will obviously fathom the party’s programmes etc. The Congress may get some get pleasure from its campaign. what proportion the party is in a position to induce benefits from the election campaign are going to be known only after the poll results,” said prof SK Dwivedi, former head of department, politics, Lucknow University.
