She hailed her brother and Mr. Akhilesh as the true sons of the soil. “They have U.P. in their hearts and lives. U.P. does not need any outsider. The youth here is capable of developing U.P. Here, any youth can become the leader,” she said.
In her short but focussed speech, Ms. Gandhi urged voters to identify those who “only lie and make hollow promises” from “those who actually work for you”. She targeted the Modi government for the distress due to demonetisation faced by the common people, especially to women. “He talks about women’s harassment in U.P., but what about the torture people had to face due to demonetisation,” Ms. Vadra asked referring to the long queues outside banks.
While claiming that during the tenure of her father, Rajiv Gandhi, Amethi had witnessed development, Ms. Vadra asked the crowd to enquire from the people of Varanasi, Mr. Modi’s constituency, of the work the Prime Minister had done there since coming to power.
