BJP Misused Power To ''Trample'' On Democracy In UP Rural Body Polls: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra alleged that the BJP misused power to "trample" on democracy in the elections.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over violence during block panchayat chief polls in Uttar Pradesh, alleging that the BJP misused power to "trample" on democracy in the elections. In a Facebook post in Hindi, Priyanka Gandhi said that despite the "massive violence" during the block panchayat chief polls Prime Minister Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and UP Chief Minister Adityanath hailed the victory attributing it to their policies. But, the BJP including the prime minister, remained silent on the "violence and hooliganism" during the elections, the Congress general secretary in-charge Uttar Pradesh said. The people of the state saw the "violence and hooliganism" perpetrated by BJP workers and were angered by it, she said.