New Delhi: On Friday, Congress president Rahul Gandhi added fuel to speculations about general secretary Priyanka Gandhi contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. On being asked on Priyanka's candidature Rahul said that it was for Priyanka only to decide if she wants to contest the elections or not. Earlier, Priyanka Gandhi had said that it was for the party to decide if she'll fight the upcoming polls Priyanka was quoted “I have not decided yet. If my party asks me to contest, I will definitely contest,”. Priyanka has launched party's campaign in Uttar Pradesh and is currently on the second leg of her state tour where she has visited the party strongholds of Amethi and Rae Bareli and is set to hold a roadshow in Ayodhya.
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Here it is to be noted that earlier in the day, Priyanka launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led NDA government terming it as dubbing it as "anti-farmers and anti-forces" party. However she the most stinging remark came in response to PM Modi's jibe in Meerut where he had accused the Congress of being popular in Pakistan. Responding to the swipe, Priyanka said that it was the PM who had gone to have "biryani" in Pakistan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had visited Pakistan in 2015 on then Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's birthday and to attend the latter's granddaughter’s wedding. Interestingly, Nawaz Sharif was present during PM Modi's swearing-in ceremony after the BJP's landslide victory in 2014.
However, earlier on Wednesday and Thursday, Priyanka Gandhi had addressed rallies in Amethi and Rae Bareli, attacking PM Modi over alleged "politics of lies." Asking party workers to reach out to each and every villager and expose the "jumlebazi" of BJP, Priyanka accused the PM of not fulfilling his promise of depositing Rs 15 lakh each into every Indian's account
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