Lucknow: In a bid to project Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as a mass leader who works for the betterment of Uttar Pradesh, the party has issued a calendar with photos highlighting Gandhi’s key visits to the state.
Each page carries a different picture of the Congress leader -- addressing public rallies, greeting people, her visit to Sonbhadra and Ganga Yatra -- between January and December 2019.
The ‘January’ page of this special calendar shows Gandhi embarking on Ganga Yatra from Prayagraj, while on the page with month of March a different of Ganga Yatra from Bhadohi has been published. The month of April showcases pictures from Chunar Fort when Priyanka Gandhi had went to meet the victims of Sonbhadra massacre. Priyanka was then stopped by local administration in Mirzapur and was forced to spend the night at Chunar Fort.
Sources within the Congress said the calendar is meant for party workers only and its copies will be given out soon. Another aspect of issuing this calendar, the sources said, is to target people who vote for the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party.
The party has also tried to address the caste equations in the 12-pager, with ‘special days’ and holidays also highlighting dates such as the birth anniversary of Dalit icon BR Ambedkar, his wife Ramabai Ambedkar, social reformer Savitri Bai Phule and Raja Suhel Dev, who is considered an icon by among the Rajbhar community.
The birth anniversary of Babu Jagdev Prasad, who is revered by Kushwaha community, also finds a mention in the calendar.
At the beginning of 2020, Priyanka Gandhi had sent out New Year greeting cards to lakhs of people in the state. The Cards had preamble of Indian Constitution printed on one side and were sent to intellectuals, writers, poets, journalists and social workers.
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