Varanasi: On Wednesday, Congress general secretary from eastern Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi, who is on a three-day Ganga Yatra, will visit Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency Varanasi. In the last leg of her three-day journey on Wednesday, the Congress leader will offer prayers at Sheetla Mandir in Varanasi and meet women groups there. After visiting the temple, Priyanka will then again be back to the steamer ride
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Here it is to be noted that She will arrive at Assi Ghat by the steamer after visiting the house of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri in Varanasi's Ramnagar. She will also visit Vishwanath temple and offer prayers there before resuming her steamer ride to Dashashwamedh ghat. Thereafter, Priyanka will reach the Congress office in Varanasi and celebrate holi with party workers there. She will leave for Delhi on Wednesday evening from Varanasi airport.
During her Mirzapur visit, she hit out at the BJP government saying, “They talk about nationalism, is there anyone who's not a patriot? You all are patriot and you'll teach ones a lesson whose patriotism is limited to campaign.”During her three-day journey, Priyanka will cover a distance of over 140 km through four districts of the state -- Prayagraj, Bhadohi, Mirzapur and Varanasi.
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However, Priyanka kicked off her three-day Ganga yatra from Prayagraj on March 18, kick-starting the poll campaign for upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh. On Tuesday, she offered prayers at Vindhyavasini temple in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur district. She also wrote a note after her visit, which reads, “"Aaj yahan aakar, apne purvajon ke pando se milkar aur sab ki shraddha ka ehsas hote hue mujhe bohot khushi hui... Jai Mata Di (I am extremely happy after coming here today, and meeting our ancestral priests and seeing everyone's faith. Jai Mata Di)."