Wayanad: Congress leader and UDF candidate for the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypolls, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, slammed BJP on Monday, saying that the party politicised the landslide disaster that happened in the district in July. The landslide had claimed numerous lives and property while displacing many residents, PTI reported.
Priyanka was campaigning for the polls at the Kenichira in the Sulthan Bathery Assembly constituency.
"Even a disaster that caused immense pain to people was politicised by the BJP. And this is where we start today. We stand in a place where you must think about your country, your own needs, and the kind of politics you want in our nation," Priyanka, the Congress general secretary, said.
She continued that BJP's politics is spreading across the country, characterised by hatred, anger, divisiveness and destruction. She said that real issues people face are overlooked, and their problems remain unresolved.
According to her, unemployment in the country is at an all-time high, prices are continually rising, and there is no indication of a stop.
"Politics is not focused on resolving these issues. The BJP's politics is solely aimed at distracting you from your problems because its only aim is to remain in power, no matter the cost," Priyanka said.
"If you give me the chance to represent you in Parliament, I will show you that I can work harder than anyone else for you. I will voice your issues everywhere. I will fight for you and put pressure on both the state and central governments. You will have a tough fighter by your side who does not back down when your needs are at stake," Priyanka added.