MEERUT: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday said her party will not forge any poll alliance with any party ahead of the UP assembly polls next year. She said Congress workers have been asking her to do anything but join hands with other parties, adding that she respects the views of partymen. Congress will give a chance to its dedicated workers who have worked for the party over the years, she said.
Addressing over 7,000 Congress workers from Meerut, Agra and Aligarh zones during the party’s ‘Pratigya Sammelan’ held in Bulandshahr on Sunday, she said the BJP government doesn’t understand the rights of the people and the meaning of independence because they haven’t fought for India’s freedom. While praising BR Ambedkar for his contribution in drafting the Constitution, she also mentioned the contributions of Indira Gandhi, Jawahar Lal Nehru and Sardar Patel in freedom struggle.
Priyanka — who had recently bumped into SP chief Akhilesh Yadav while they were on a flight, and also met Mayawati on Sunday to offer her condolences after the death of the BSP chief’s mother — had sparked rumours of alliance with these parties.
During the dialogue with party office-bearers, she chalked out the strategy of polls. Priyanka had asked all ground-level workers to form WhatAapp groups and run Congress’s campaign on social media.
