New Delhi: Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said the move to field CM Yogi Adityanath from the Gorakhpur urban seat indicates that the saffron party is trying to “cut them down to size”. is trying. Autocratic systems like theirs, can only have a supreme leader”.
Earlier this month, the BJP had fielded Adityanath from his pocket borough of Gorakhpur for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, as the five-time Lok Sabha MP from his home constituency fielded the state for the first time.
Talking to news agency PTI, the Congress general secretary said, “I think their leadership is trying to shape them. It is an open secret that they wanted to do this for some time.”
Apart from this, Priyanka Gandhi also attacked the Adityanath government for its handling of the Covid pandemic, especially of the second wave, alleging that it has failed to protect the people of the state and provide them health facilities.
“What was worse was that while failing to do all this, it acted as an aggressor towards the public and health care providers. Be it the ‘Asha Bahus’ who took care of others or doctors, nurses and health care providers. They may have risked their lives to help professionals; instead of encouraging and supporting them, the government created an atmosphere of fear,” he alleged.
When asked about the reason Congress gave ticket to Unnao rape victim’s mother, Priyanka Gandhi said, “We want her to take the same power, become MLA and use her power to rebuild her life and help others.” are.”
“The same goes for others like her who have genuinely fought for the rights of their community, be it Poonam Pandey, the ‘Asha Bahu’ who was beaten up by the Yogi government just for demanding a hearing, or Ramraj Gond who Had led the struggle of the people of Umbha after the heinous massacre in their village with the connivance of the government and the police.
(With inputs from PTI.)
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