Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Stages Silent Protest Against UP Government In Lucknow

Priyanka Gandhi's UP visit comes as Congress prepares for the Assembly polls early next year, in which she faces an uphill task of reviving the party to a position of strength.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived in Lucknow on a two-day election-preparation visit to a rousing reception by party workers, and started with a silent protest before a Mahatma Gandhi statute against the BJP government in the state. The party's Uttar Pradesh in-charge reached Lucknow's Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport in the afternoon and moved in a procession through the main roads of the state capital to the Hazratganj GPO Park Gandhi statue and garlanded it. After that, she sat on a silent protest before the statue against the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government in the state. She was joined by her party leaders including state Congress president Ajay Kumar Lallu. Mr Lallu said, "Woman are not safe in the state. Priyankaji is sitting on a maun vrat (silent protest) at the feet of Mahatma Gandhi for ending this jungle raj and to uproot this dictatorial government."