Wayanad: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has embarked on a two-day visit to the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency starting Saturday. Having recently taken oath as a Lok Sabha member representing Wayanad, she plans to visit all the assembly segments in her constituency.
On Saturday, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will cover four assembly constituencies spread across Malappuram and Kozhikode districts and are part of the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency. On Sunday, her engagements will shift to three more constituencies in the Wayanad district. "The purpose of her tour is to connect with the people of the constituency directly," a party senior said.
Comparing the BJP's behaviour with the landslides that hit Wayanad in July, Priyanka contended that just like the natural disaster, the saffron party's conduct knows no rules, offers no explanations and follows no democratic norms that are normally adhered to in political fights.
"The political challenges we face (from the BJP) today are like landslides. There are no rules. There are no explanations."
"The behaviour of the ruling party (at the Centre), the BJP, knows no democratic norms, not even those we normally adhere to in a political fight," she said while speaking at a joint public meeting, with her brother and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, at Mukkam here.
She further said that institutions were being destroyed, leading to the wavering of the people's basic faith in the electoral process and "the institutions that held our country together".
Earlier in the day, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived at Karipur airport at 11.30 am. Talking to the reporters here, she said that she was happy to be coming back to Wayanad and she would work for the people.