This LS election another freedom struggle: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress GeneralSecretary Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday urged people to consider the Lok Sabhapolls as “another independence struggle” and told them to raise the real issuesfacing them instead of getting drawn into trivialities.

“Your greatestweapon is awareness about the realities facing the country, your vote is yourweapon. Use it with after due consideration and due discretion. Ensure that itdoes not hurt anyone,” Priyanka Gandhi said in her public address here.

   

“True ‘deshbhakti’ is getting aware about real problems and challenges before thecountry.” 

Amid sloganscomparing her with Indira Gandhi, she made a short speech in a conversationalstyle in Hindi, saying this was her first visit to Gujarat. 

“When I wentto the Gandhi Ashram in Sabarmati, I was almost driven to tears,” shesaid, adding that it was “crucial that the message about real issuesshould go out from this land of the Mahatma.

“In thiselection, raise issues that are real, not trivial and diversionary, and this isyour responsibility as the true citizens. This country belongs to nobody elsebut to you. So make the right and informed decisions after taking stock of thehollow promises given to you.

“Where are thetwo crore jobs? Where is the Rs 15 lakh in your account? Where is women’ssecurity? Think about this, ask these questions,” she said.

Priyanka Gandhisaid the real India was not about spreading hatred everywhere. 

“The truenature of India is love and compassion towards one and all, not hatred. It isthis very ethos which is being destroyed,” she said.

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