Hours after the conclusion of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, 12 March, party leader Priyanka Gandhi addressed her first election rally since assuming charge as the secretary of the AICC in eastern Uttar Pradesh in January.
On the same day, of her maiden political rally, she also decided to post her first tweet since opening her account last month.
"In the simple dignity of Sabarmati, the truth lives on," she wrote, in her first tweet.
Gandhi followed this up with another tweet roughly five minutes later, when she shared a quote by Mahatma Gandhi.
She has amassed 2,34,000 followers since joining the micro-blogging website.
Earlier in the day, Gandhi had targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a rally in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, saying she was saddened by what was happening in the country as “hatred is being spread.”
“Our institutions are being destroyed. Wherever you see, hatred is being spread... This country is made on the foundations of love, harmony and brotherhood. Today whatever is happening in the country is very sad,” Gandhi said at her rally.
Further expressing concerns over issues such as jobs and women safety, she added:
“Issues which should be raised must comprise as to what is most important for you and how can you move forward. How will youth get jobs, how will women feel safe, what will be done for farmers? These are the issues for elections.”Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress general secretary
During the CWC meeting, that was chaired by its President Rahul Gandhi, the Congress lashed at PM Modi stating the latter was "cynically exploiting" the issue of national security to divert attention from his "colossal failures" and "persistent falsehoods".
The meeting was attended by UPA chairperson, Sonia Gandhi, former PM Manmohan Singh, leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad along with leaders such as Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Ahmed Patel.
(With inputs from PTI)
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