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Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who kicked off her electoral debut with a massive roadshow in Kalpetta and filed her nomination for the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll, and said she has 35 years of experience in the political arena beginning from the age of 17 years when she campaigned for her late father former rime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1989.
According to PTI, Priyanka, who reached Wayanad on Tuesday night with her mother and Congress Parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, led a massive roadshow along with her brother — Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi — in Kalpetta and then addressed the thousands who were gathered here to give her rousing welcome with placards, balloons and drum beats.
Addressing the massive gathering ahead of filing nominations for the November 13 bypoll, she said, “At the age of 17 years, I first campaigned for my father in 1989. It has been 35 years now (since then).
“I have campaigned for my mother, for my brother and for many of my (party) colleagues. This is the first time I am campaigning for myself.”
Sonia Gandhi, Rahul, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy and other senior party leaders were present on the dais during Priyanka’s speech.
During her public address, Priyanka further said that she was deeply grateful to Kharge for giving her the “privilege” of being the UDF candidate from Wayanad and “it is my honour to represent you (people of Wayanad), if you give me a chance”.
She also referred to her visit to Wayanad after the massive landslides which destroyed three villages in the hill district and claimed over 200 lives, and said everyone she met was engaged in helping others.
