With fiery speech, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra takes Amethi, Rae Bareli charge | Lucknow News - Times of India

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LUCKNOW: Setting up the tone for the

political campaign

in

Amethi

and Rae Bareli,

Congress

general secretary

Priyanka Gandhi

made a fiery and motivating speech to cadre in

Rae Bareli

office on Monday evening.

Stating that historically people of Rae Bareli and Amethi have stood by the side of truth and democratic values to oppose political forces that did not keep public interest on the top priority, she said, "Yeh who zamin hai jahan mere aur aapke purvajon ka khoon pasina mila hai...

hamare liye ye desh ki sabse pavitra mitti hai ... ham isko sirf apne liye nahi balki apne gaon, sheher, prant aur desh ke har nagrik ke swabhiman ke liye bachayenge... (This is the land where our ancestors have toiled in blood and sweat for

national interest

. This is the most pious piece of land for us, and we shall fight it for the self-respect of every citizen in the country)."

Priyanka asserted that the 2024

Lok Sabha election

was a matter of personal pride for her and every member of the Congress but more than that it was an election to keep the principles of democracy alive.

While Rahul Gandhi is contesting from Rae Bareli, KL Sharma is in fray from Amethi.

The Amethi and Rae Bareli seats will go to polls on May 20 in the fifth of the seven-phase general election.

She recalled the farmer's agitation in which her maternal grandfather and former Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru and his father Motilal Nehru stood up against the British to indicate how deep the roots of Rae Bareli's association with national interest had been.

"Yaha ka sandesh desh ke lok tantra ko bachane ka sandesh hai aur is chunav par na sirf desh... balki duniya ki nazar bhi hai, (the message from here (Rae Bareli - Amethi) will be seen as a message to save

Indian democracy

and not just the country but the world is looking towards us)," she said.

Priyanka said that the divisive BJP could not conquer the fort of Rae Bareli even in 2019 and credited the cadre for their unwavering commitment and unconditional support.

"Toh ab se 329 ghante bache hain... do char ghanta sone ke liye alag kar dijiye... baki sab mere hain... ham sab saath mil ke... apni mitti ki raksha karenge (So, 329 hours are left (for polling), keep aside few hours for rest and sleep... and work for the remaining for the cause of our homeland)," she said as workers hailed their leader with slogans like desh ki andhi Priyanka Gandhi... and didi tum sangharsh karo.. hum tumhare sath hain.

She concluded on the note that she will camp in Amethi and Rae Bareli till 5pm on May 18 - the deadline at which

campaign

for fifth phase ends.