Farmer loan waiver, free electricity, employment to youth – Congress will make ‘promises’ in UP Yatra

File photo of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra | PTI

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Lucknow: The Congress party in Uttar Pradesh has decided to cover a distance of 12,000 km across the state. Travel To officially launch his 2022 assembly election campaign later this month.

two weeks’Congress pledge tour‘ is themed: “we will keep the promise(We will keep our word). During the campaign, the party will highlight its promises of farm loan waiver, free electricity for farmers, compensation for those affected by stray animals, jobs for youth and women’s security, among others. However, the party is yet to release its manifesto.

It will also try to target the Yogi Adityanath government for its alleged failure to fulfill the promises.

According to party functionaries, the campaign will begin in the last week of September, with Congress’ UP in-charge Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as its face.

Priyanka made the announcement after reviewing the party’s election strategy in a series of meetings at the UP Congress Committee headquarters in the state capital on Friday.

In the 2017 assembly elections, the Congress was reduced to seven seats. In the coming elections, the party has more at stake with Priyanka in charge of the state. Party functionaries hope that his presence will help the party improve its position.


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how will the trip

A senior party functionary said that the yatra will be divided into five zones – Varanasi, Jhansi, Ayodhya, Agra and Saharanpur. “We will cover around 62 districts in this Travel. It will cover all the blocks and several villages in these districts of 12,000 km,” the leader said on condition of anonymity.

Sitting and former MPs, MLAs and senior local leaders will visit each block of their respective areas and will address the public in Chaupals.

“They Will Tell People About Us”Promise‘ (Promises)… Though we have not released our manifesto, some of the key points we have prepared are farm loan waiver, free electricity for farmers, compensation for those affected due to stray cattle. It also includes promises of employment for the youth and women’s security.

Senior leaders like Pramod Tiwari, Rajesh Mishra, Pradeep Aditya Jain, Imran Masood and PL Punia are expected to lead. Travel With Priyanka. Another official, on the condition of anonymity, said that youth leaders like state unit chief Ajay Lallu, Lalitesh Pati Tripathi and Aradhana Mishra would also play an important role.

“These leaders will also tell the public about the failure of the Yogi Adityanath government to keep its promises,” the first functionary said.

Priyanka will be the face of the journey, but no decision on CM candidate

The UP Congress has started working out creatives for the visit with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, even though it has not decided on the party’s chief ministerial candidate, said a third UP Congress leader.

“Priyanka Gandhi will also join the yatra in all the five regions on different days of the last week of this month. This way she will reach all parts of UP and meet the general public,” said the second functionary cited above.

The leader said that creatives would also be prepared on rising inflation, poor health services, unemployment, corruption and crimes against women.32 years UP BahlTo target the misrule of previous Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and current BJP governments (32 years, UP ruined) will be exposed.

A five-member media communication team has been formed to coordinate this. TravelTeam member and party’s UP unit spokesperson Anshu Awasthi said.

NS Travel The BJP will “expose” the government for not keeping its promises and present our party as an alternative. According to him, the people are fed up with the ruling BJP. “Other opposition parties are not so active on the ground. At present our party is the only option. We have to explain this to the general public Travel,” she added.


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