Ahead of upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Congress general-secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday addressed Pratigya Rally in the state’s Moradabad district and announced that her party will contest the polls on the basis of development.
Speaking at the rally, the Congress leader said that if the grand old party comes to power in Uttar Pradesh, it will provide 20 lakh jobs and open manufacturing hubs in all the districts of the state.
“Congress will contest elections on basis of development. Will provide 20 lakh jobs. Manufacturing hub will open in every district,” she said.
She also launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that he didn’t pay any respect to the farmers who died in agitation against the farm laws.
“It will take only Rs 4,000 crore for clearing all dues of sugar cane farmers. PM Modi bought private aircraft for Rs 8,000 crore last year during COVID-19. The Centre is paying Rs 20,000 Cr for beautification of Parliament but doesn’t have money to clear your dues,” Priyanka Gandhi added.
UP polls to be held in Feb-March 2022
The elections will be held in Uttar Pradesh in the month of February to March 2022 to elect 403 members of the Legislative Assembly.
In the last assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party bagged 312 seats out of the 403-seat Uttar Pradesh Assembly while SP won 47 seats, Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) 19 and Congress could manage to win only seven seats.
The rest of the seats were bagged by other candidates.
