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Priyanka challenges

Modi in his home turf

The newly inducted general secretary for Eastern Uttar Pradesh delivers her debut speech from
Gujarat, the citadel of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, writes aditi chahar

riyanka Gandhi’s uncan- the organizers that Rahul Gandhi was
ny resemblance with her to deliver an important speech. How-
grandmother and former ever, her soft speech and an instant
Prime Minister, Indira Gan- rapport with the people make her a
P dhi makes her the cynosure While sounding the different leader. At Sabarmati Ashram,
of all eyes. Many in the meeting came she had taken a backseat, at the CWC
just to have a glimpse of her and com- Congress’s poll bugle meeting, she sat chatting with her
mented that they had seen most poli- for the April-May fellow general secretary, Jyotiraditya
ticians, heard them but were keen to Scindia but finally at the rally, she came
see Priyanka Gandhi. Many among Lok Sabha elections, on her own. She launched a direct
the crowd observed that “Poori Indira Priyanka attacked the attack on the prime minister but with-
Gandhi hai” (She is an exact replica of out naming him.
Indira Gandhi). Modi regime in the Her simplicity “I don’t deliver
Will this be a masterstroke by speeches, these are just my feelings that
Congress Party? That nobody can prime minister’s home I am sharing with you all”, made her
predict at this stage but she has a cha- state, saying he did develop a perfect rapport with the
risma attached to her. In fact, many at people present. But her flawless Hindi
the meeting left after her speech while not fulfil his promise made her stand out from the rest.
Rahul Gandhi, the Party President had of providing jobs to “To those who talk about fitrat, the
just begun to speak. Of course, peo- fitrat of this nation is to seek the truth,
ple at the rally stopped when told by crores of people the fitrat of this nation is to blow away