ALLAHABAD/MIRZAPUR: Strengthening the political legacy of her ancestors in Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra turns out to have had a able reckoner to plot her debut election excursion.
Her carefully deliberate itinerary for the Uttar Pradesh campaign ahead of Lok Sabha elections follows a trend. It is dotted with outstanding puts visited by her father and grandmother — each former Prime Ministers — and even her great great grandfather. Recently, those sites saw the presence of her mother and brother too.
On Monday, Priyanka had kicked off her campaign from Allahabad the place at the ghats of Sangam, she attracted huge crowds. While one may hear widespread conversations amongst people about how she resembled her grandmother Indira Gandhi, many within the collecting recalled a couple of visits to the same place by the previous Prime Minister.
Even the team of boatmen who would carry Team Priyanka around the Ganga all through the three-day poll voyage of Allahabad, Bhadohi, Mirzapur and Varanasi are a part of the legacy.
Boatman Ashok Sahni Kewat, 59, mentioned, “I took Indiraji in my boat in 1977, when I was all of 18. Now, I'm a father of 5 and each and every of them is reliving the revel in. They asked me to take images with Priyanka ji and body them.”
Ahead of the Ganga Yatra, Priyanka additionally introduced prayers at the ‘immortal tree’ Akshayvat at Allahabad Fort and the Bade Hanuman temple.
As she introduced milk and flora to the deity, locals recalled her grandmother’s visit to the shrine on September 25, 1979.
During that visit, Indira had visited Sangam and the temple, mentioned Javaid Urfi, Congress Allahabad zonal coordinator.
On Tuesday, too, Priyanka walked the path tread by her grandmother and great great grandfather Motilal Nehru. Having reached Mirzapur, she started her trip from the Vindhyachal Temple.
Goddess Vindhyavasini being the ‘Kuldevi’ of the Gandhi family, Indira had visited the temple thrice earlier—twice being after the Emergency (1977-78).
The visitor’s ebook at the temple bears testimony to the visits and on Tuesday, Priyanka’s be aware in it expressed happiness in connecting with the family’s historical past there. According to the temple priest, Sonia Gandhi (2004), Rahul (twice) and Priyanka’s cousin Varun (2016) have additionally marked their presence there.
Continuing with pursuing her heritage, Priyanka additionally visited the 700-year-old Kantit Dargah Shareef the same day.
Known for its strong point—a saffron chadar from a Hindu household is the primary to be placed on the grave at the dargah on the annual u.s.the shrine has been visited by Indira, Sonia and twice by Rahul.
“Indira Gandhi had come here 40 years ago and my mother had assisted her in in search of blessings of ‘baba’. I had achieved the same for Sonia Gandhi and twice with Rahul Gandhi,” mentioned dargah caretaker Sabir Shah.
UP Congress spokesperson and co-coordinator for the yatra in Mirzapur Anshu Awasthi additionally recollects that Indira had visited the temple and the dargah in 1977-78.
Further, when Priyanka continues her journey into Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency on Wednesday, the celebration normal secretary will be offering prayers at the historical Kashi Vishwanath temple.
Her father Rajiv Gandhi and her grandmother have each introduced prayers at the temple, mentioned senior Congress chief and previous district president Satish Chaubey.
According to Rajendra Tiwari, the brother of former mahant Kulpati Tiwari, Indira had visited Kashi Vishwanath temple in 1978, soon after her defeat within the 1977 elections. She once more visited the temple in 1981 after her victory within the 1980 elections.
Rajiv had introduced prayers at the temple simply prior to the 1984 Lok Sabha elections, mentioned Tiwari.
Years later, Priyanka’s brother Rahul visited the grand temple prior to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Later, he paid a visit to the temple with SP president Akhilesh Yadav in March 2017 all through the UP meeting elections.
(With inputs from Rohan Dua, Shailvee Sharda, Binay Singh, Yusra Husain)
Her carefully deliberate itinerary for the Uttar Pradesh campaign ahead of Lok Sabha elections follows a trend. It is dotted with outstanding puts visited by her father and grandmother — each former Prime Ministers — and even her great great grandfather. Recently, those sites saw the presence of her mother and brother too.
On Monday, Priyanka had kicked off her campaign from Allahabad the place at the ghats of Sangam, she attracted huge crowds. While one may hear widespread conversations amongst people about how she resembled her grandmother Indira Gandhi, many within the collecting recalled a couple of visits to the same place by the previous Prime Minister.
Even the team of boatmen who would carry Team Priyanka around the Ganga all through the three-day poll voyage of Allahabad, Bhadohi, Mirzapur and Varanasi are a part of the legacy.
Boatman Ashok Sahni Kewat, 59, mentioned, “I took Indiraji in my boat in 1977, when I was all of 18. Now, I'm a father of 5 and each and every of them is reliving the revel in. They asked me to take images with Priyanka ji and body them.”
Ahead of the Ganga Yatra, Priyanka additionally introduced prayers at the ‘immortal tree’ Akshayvat at Allahabad Fort and the Bade Hanuman temple.
As she introduced milk and flora to the deity, locals recalled her grandmother’s visit to the shrine on September 25, 1979.
During that visit, Indira had visited Sangam and the temple, mentioned Javaid Urfi, Congress Allahabad zonal coordinator.
On Tuesday, too, Priyanka walked the path tread by her grandmother and great great grandfather Motilal Nehru. Having reached Mirzapur, she started her trip from the Vindhyachal Temple.
Goddess Vindhyavasini being the ‘Kuldevi’ of the Gandhi family, Indira had visited the temple thrice earlier—twice being after the Emergency (1977-78).
The visitor’s ebook at the temple bears testimony to the visits and on Tuesday, Priyanka’s be aware in it expressed happiness in connecting with the family’s historical past there. According to the temple priest, Sonia Gandhi (2004), Rahul (twice) and Priyanka’s cousin Varun (2016) have additionally marked their presence there.
Continuing with pursuing her heritage, Priyanka additionally visited the 700-year-old Kantit Dargah Shareef the same day.
Known for its strong point—a saffron chadar from a Hindu household is the primary to be placed on the grave at the dargah on the annual u.s.the shrine has been visited by Indira, Sonia and twice by Rahul.
“Indira Gandhi had come here 40 years ago and my mother had assisted her in in search of blessings of ‘baba’. I had achieved the same for Sonia Gandhi and twice with Rahul Gandhi,” mentioned dargah caretaker Sabir Shah.
UP Congress spokesperson and co-coordinator for the yatra in Mirzapur Anshu Awasthi additionally recollects that Indira had visited the temple and the dargah in 1977-78.
Further, when Priyanka continues her journey into Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency on Wednesday, the celebration normal secretary will be offering prayers at the historical Kashi Vishwanath temple.
Her father Rajiv Gandhi and her grandmother have each introduced prayers at the temple, mentioned senior Congress chief and previous district president Satish Chaubey.
According to Rajendra Tiwari, the brother of former mahant Kulpati Tiwari, Indira had visited Kashi Vishwanath temple in 1978, soon after her defeat within the 1977 elections. She once more visited the temple in 1981 after her victory within the 1980 elections.
Rajiv had introduced prayers at the temple simply prior to the 1984 Lok Sabha elections, mentioned Tiwari.
Years later, Priyanka’s brother Rahul visited the grand temple prior to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Later, he paid a visit to the temple with SP president Akhilesh Yadav in March 2017 all through the UP meeting elections.
(With inputs from Rohan Dua, Shailvee Sharda, Binay Singh, Yusra Husain)
Priyanka’s poll voyage traces Gandhi legacy
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