Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is stepping up her marketing campaign efforts for the Wayanad bypoll that’s scheduled for November 13. That is her debut election.
Vadra arrived in Wayanad Monday and can proceed her marketing campaign on Tuesday.
AICC common secretary Ok C Venugopal MP, and different outstanding UDF leaders, are anticipated to hitch Priyanka at numerous programmes throughout the district.
The Wayanad Lok Sabha seat was among the many two seats that Congress chief Rahul Gandhi had contested within the current Lok Sabha elections. He received it with 3.6 lakh votes alongside Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh, and determined to retain the latter.
Behind Priyanka’s transfer: For lengthy, Wayanad has been one of many Congress’s most secure seats and Priyanka received an enthusiastic response when she went to file her nomination papers final week. Each the Gandhi siblings made an emotional pitch to the folks of Wayanad, with Rahul saying that the constituency would now have two MPs on a regular basis, one elected and the opposite him.
The constituency has virtually 43% Muslims, 13% Christians, round 10% tribals, and seven% Dalits.
Who’s difficult her: The BJP has fielded social gathering councillor Navya Haridas. Her household was related to the Sangh Parivar, and Navya says she grew up seeing RSS conferences being held at her household dwelling in Kozhikode. She additionally remembers collaborating in RSS scholar actions. However politics was nowhere within the image, says Navya. Then, in 2015, throughout a brief journey to Kozhikode, she witnessed the native physique elections in Kerala and was given a ticket. The CPI(M)-led LDF candidate is Sathyan Mokeri who has been blaming the BJP-ruled Centre for not offering any assist for rehabilitation of the current landslides in Wayanad.
Waqf Invoice panel assembly
Opposition members of the joint committee of Parliament on the Waqf (Modification) Invoice walked out of the panel assembly as soon as once more on Monday alleging that these with “no stake within the Waqf Modification Invoice have been being invited for oral proof” by the committee.
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi, Congress member Mohammad Jawed, and Samajwadi Social gathering (SP) member Mohibbullah Nadvi have been amongst those that walked out of the assembly on Monday.
Nevertheless, they rejoined the assembly later after staying away for a while, in line with sources.
A row erupted through the assembly after the Delhi Waqf Board administrator submitted a report back to the committee chair. Opposition members walked out, claiming this was completed with out approval from the Delhi authorities.
The panel will once more meet on Tuesday.
Additionally taking place:
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will nearly inaugurate the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhopal’s new extension constructing and in addition launch its drone service facility.
— With PTI inputs
