Congress Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra promised on Monday that if the party comes to power, it will provide women with a large number of benefits, including two-fifths, before the state elections scheduled for early next year. Of female government positions. The announcement was made a few weeks after the party promised to provide 40% of the tickets for women. Gandhi also announced that women will receive three cooking gas cylinders for free each year, and they do not need to buy tickets on state government buses.
She also promised to provide female students with scooters and smartphones-a leap from the usual polling promises of bicycles. Party insiders claim that all these measures are aimed at creating a class-based voting bank for Congress, which quickly lost its former voting base in post-Mandal politics, giving way to UP and the Samajwadi party in Bihar. BSP and BJP. “Priyanka has established her as the spokesperson for the UP Congress, and many women regard her as their favorite leader.
A senior strategist, who asked not to be named, said that she is also focusing on the broader situation and trying to reach out more. A wide range of areas. A party insider also revealed that the women-centered announcement was the result of Priyanka and Rahul’s strategy. Gandhi was involved. Among other steps, Priyanka announced a monthly payment of 10,000 rupees for all Asha and anganwadi workers.
Gandhi It also announced a monthly widow’s pension of 1,000 rupees and 75 vocational schools across the state. The promise of the polls also marked a new way of campaigning and a strategy to seize the declarations of other parties.
In the last UP parliamentary poll, Congress only received 6.25% of the popular vote and 7 of the 403 seats in the UP.
News Source : Hindustan Times
