December 22, 2024 08:14 (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Mohali building collapse: Death toll rises to 2, many feared trapped for 17 hours | 4-year-old killed after speeding car driven by a teen hits him in Mumbai | PM Modi attends opening ceremony of Arabian Gulf Cup in Kuwait | Jaipur gas tanker crash: Toll touches 14, 30 critical | Arrest warrant against former cricketer Robin Uthappa over 'PF fraud' | PM Modi emplanes for a visit to Kuwait | German Christmas market car attack leaves 2 dead, Saudi Arabian doctor arrested | India, France come together to build world's largest museum in Delhi's Raisina Hill | Canada, US presented no evidence of Indians' involvement in purported criminal acts: Centre informs Parliament amid 'serious allegations' | Delhi Police Crime Branch to investigate FIR against Rahul Gandhi over Parliament tussle
Image credit: UNI

Amid anti-Modi slogans, Priyanka stages roadshow in Varanasi

| @indiablooms | May 15, 2019, at 07:36 pm

Varanasi, May 15 (UNI): Days before the crucial polling for parliamentary constituency of Varanasi - from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking re-election - Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday staged a roadshow here.

The Congress party has fielded Ajay Rai, a senior leader, from the prestigious constituency.

The atmosphere was truly electrified with enthusiastic Congress workers raising slogans against the Prime Minister and the BJP slamming the alleged ‘divisive’ politics.

Amid drum beats, there was frequent sloganeering ‘Modi Hatao, Desh Bachao’.

One enthusiastic Congress worker Salim Khan, 24 said: “People of Varanasi know the historic importance of this year’s polls and so everyone would vote against a Prime Minister who promised a lot but could not deliver."

Waving hands and responding to the enthusiastic party workers, Priyanka Gandhi was accompanied by party candidate Ajay Rai and Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel.

Political observers however say the constituency still remains dominated by the aura of Modi.

In 2014, Congress had fielded the same Ajay Rai against Modi and he could only 75,614 votes.



Image credit: UNI

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.