Senior Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP at her first rally in Haryana’s Panipat through the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, the place she spoke principally in regards to the state’s farmers and girls wrestlers.
“Those that stopped you from getting into Delhi, throw them out of Delhi. That is your nation. You’re the farmer. You’re the soul of this nation. This nation’s soldier is your son. When your sons give their lives for this nation, you ship your different youngsters too. That is your feeling. I perceive this as a result of I’m additionally the daughter of a martyr and the granddaughter of a martyr. If I had 100 sons, I’d have additionally mentioned the identical to them. We will struggle with you and struggle for you. The time has come so that you can get up, struggle on your trigger, struggle for the Structure, on your rights and to throw this authorities out,” the AICC basic secretary mentioned.
In an try to determine an emotional reference to the ladies wrestlers who had protested in Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, Priyanka cited her personal daughter’s story who she mentioned was despatched to a coaching camp in Haryana.
“Our daughters who introduced Olympic medals have been made to take a seat on roads and protest. Once they received the medals, Modiji invited them to his home and clicked footage with them. And after they have been preventing for justice, they thought they’d get justice as a result of they’d introduced laurels to the nation. They weren’t heard. And this BJP stored on saying that Modi hai toh mumkin hai, making it look as in the event that they received medals due to Modiji.
“I do know what it takes to win medals. I do know when our children get out at 3 am for coaching. I can really feel their hardships. My daughter has performed nationals for Haryana. I despatched her to a coaching camp in Haryana. She used to name me crying and mentioned that she was not capable of do it. I informed her that she ought to be taught from the village women, who work so laborious. She did her coaching.
“When she went to play the match with different women, I additionally accompanied her. (On the day of the match), the crew’s captain—I suppose her title was Radhika—was working a temperature of 103 levels. I felt so pained. I requested that she shouldn’t play and take therapy, however she stored enjoying and enjoying. That’s the spirit of our daughters.”
In her speech of about 25 minutes, Priyanka targeted totally on farmers’ yearlong agitation and requested farmers to show the BJP authorities a lesson within the Could 25 election. She additionally spoke in regards to the Congress’s ballot promise to abolish the Agniveer scheme of non permanent army recruitment.
In direction of the tip of her speech, Priyanka additionally talked in regards to the Congress’s Nyay Patra of ballot ensures. “For farmers, we will provide you with a authorized proper to MSP. No person will be capable to snatch it away from you. We will fully abolish GST from agriculture. A fee will guarantee mortgage waivers for you. We will assure you crop-loss compensation inside 30 days. For my sisters, Rs 8,500 per 30 days shall be deposited in her checking account. In Karnataka and Telangana, we’re giving Rs 2,000 per 30 days. We waived off farmer loans in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka and elevated wages for Anganwadi employees and Asha employees. Girls will get 50 per cent reservation in central authorities jobs. Assured jobs with Rs 1 lakh per yr for graduates, stringent legal guidelines to curb query paper leaks, filling of 30 lakh vacant authorities jobs… We will abolish the Agniveer scheme. We will assure authorized wages of Rs 400 per day for labourers who’re exploited right now by contractors, MGNREGA shall be additional strengthened,” she mentioned.
Earlier than reaching Panipat, Priyanka held a roadshow in assist of the Congress candidate in Sirsa, Kumari Selja. Thursday is the final day of campaigning for the ten Lok Sabha seats in Haryana as polling will happen on Saturday.