‘Used to have meetings with workers’: Priyanka Gandhi recalls managing elections for Sonia, Rahul Gandhi | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress chief and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday recalled having managed elections for mom Sonia Gandhi and brother Rahul for in Amethi and Raebareli for “a few years”.
Addressing the get together staff in Malappuram, Kerala, Priyanka stated, “For a few years, I managed the elections of Sonia ji and Rahul ji in Raebareli and Amethi. After I first went to Amethi for my mom’s elections, there was no organisation on the bottom. In 1999, I used to marketing campaign within the daytime and have meetings with staff. So that’s how I learnt the significance of individuals who work on the bottom.”
“So I would like to thanks all, the entire Congress organisation, who repeatedly labored collectively as one staff,” she added.

Later, speaking concerning the man-animal battle in her Parliamentary constituency, she stated, “I have already raised this subject as soon as, and I’ll proceed to accomplish that. I consider it’s one thing we want to look into rigorously. It’s a fancy subject with no simple options, however I’ll actually apply as a lot stress as doable and lift it at each alternative.”
“We additionally want extra funding. Throughout my final go to right here, I met with the District Justice of the Peace and forest officers, and we mentioned the challenges, significantly the shortage of funding from each the Centre and the state,” she added.
Priyanka entered mainstream politics in 2024 after she determined to contest for the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypolls. The seat was beforehand held by Rahul Gandhi, who determined to preserve the Raebareli seat after rising victorious from each the constituencies within the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.