Priyanka Gandhi accuses UP Govt of supporting crimes against Dalits

Lucknow: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that Uttar Pradesh's BJP government is silently supporting the crimes against Dalits in the state. She pointed out the number of crimes taking place in UP and blamed them on the government's agenda of exploiting Dalits.

"Silent support to the criminals is making the situation of deprived and exploited in the society worse," said the Congress leader.

She added that the Union government and Yogi Adityanath's state government "committed the sin of pushing the people into miseries". "The government is as usual far from giving relief to the people".

She went on to call the BJP a party without vision. She reiterated that Congress has always taken the leading role in tackling the challenges in the country, such as poverty, malnutrition, and rising crimes, reported NDTV. "Congress very well knows how to discharge its role of sacrificing everything for the country," she added.

She was addressing the party workers in Jhansi through video conferencing for a two-day training programme. State Congress president Ajay Kumar Lallu and former Union minister Pradeep Jain Aditya were also present in the meeting.

The party has been holding training workshops in Ghaziabad and Jhansi to prepare for the next year's Assembly elections in UP. Ms Gandhi promised the party workers that their suggestions will play a significant role in forming the party's strategy for the next assembly elections.

The party has a new slogan 'Parivartan ka sankalpa, Congress hi vikalpa'.

Ajay Kumar Lallu said that the focus of these training programmes is to discuss how to reach the grassroots and expose the government. The party wants to send the message about what all Congress has done for the public in the last 70 years. He added that similar camps will be organised in other districts as well and it will point out how BJP has failed the youth, women, and farmers of the country.