Won’t make a difference if Priyanka contests Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls: Giriraj Singh
The Hindu
In an apparent reference to the Gandhis, Giriraj Singh told reporters that “one family” exploited people of Amethi for years and did nothing for its development.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Friday claimed that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra won’t make a difference even if she contests the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls as he and his Cabinet colleague Smriti Irani took potshots at the Gandhi family.
In an apparent reference to the Gandhis, Giriraj Singh told reporters that “one family” exploited people of Amethi for years and did nothing for its development.
Before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls when Ms. Irani defeated former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi from Amethi, members of the Gandhi family held the seat for several Parliamentary elections.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.