UP Polls: Sonia Gandhi Hits PM Modi & CM Yogi

Ms. Gandhi accused CM Yogi of mismanagement during pandemic

Raebareli/ Uttar Pradesh: Ahead the phase 4 of the state Assembly election polls, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday accused the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh of doing nothing in five years except dividing people. She also claimed that it had meted out "step-motherly" treatment to her constituency Raebareli.

Taking notes from the maiden election speech for the ongoing UP polls, Cong President Sonia Gandhi targets Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, accusing them of mismanagement during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"It's going to be an important election because for the last five years you have seen a government which did nothing except divide people," the Cong President said during a virtual address on the last day of the campaign for the fourth phase.

Sonia Gandhi is the Lok Sabha MP from Raebareli, where voting will take place on February 23 on all five assembly seats of Raebareli (Sadar), Harchandpur, Bachchrawan, Sareni and Unchahar.

"We had brought several development schemes for you but the Modi-Yogi government banned all of them. Step-motherly treatment was meted out to Raebareli," she said.

"You have seen the politics of Congress which is based on service of people and giving rights to people," she said.

She said Congress workers have worked hard in UP in the last five years and 8,000 party workers were jailed while fighting for the rights of the people in the state.

"Brothers and sisters, I consider myself an inseparable part of your family. We are committed to pursuing politics which makes your life better. We want to give you an MLA who works day and night for you, and makes policies that empower you," Sonia Gandhi said.

"In this election, strengthen the 'hand' (party symbol) of the Congress and select the politics which will make your future better. Ensure victory of all our candidates in Raebareli with a huge mandate," she appealed.

The Congress is faced with a stiff challenge in Raebareli as both MLAs (Aditi Singh from Raebareli and Sadar Rakesh Singh from Harchandpur) have crossed over to the BJP and are fighting on the lotus symbol.