Congress On UP ‘Track’: Over 4,000 Girls Participate In ‘Ladki Hoon Lad Sakti Hoon’ Marathon
In tune with the same, the grand old party organised a marathon in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut city on Saturday as part of the ‘Ladki Hoon Lad Sakti Hoon’ programme.
New Delhi: The Congress, which is making desperate bid to trounce the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in politically crucial Uttar Pradesh as the assembly polls beckon, has come up with several programmes to reach out to the women voters.
In tune with the same, the grand old party organised a marathon in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut city on Saturday as part of the ‘Ladki Hoon Lad Sakti Hoon’ programme.
Over 4,000 enthusiastic girls participated in the marathon held in Meerut.
The Congress, which has launched a women-centric campaign led by party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi, plans to organize similar marathons across the state in the days to come.
Meanwhile, Priyanka Gandhi while addressing a ‘Mahila Shakti Samvad’ programme in her mother and party chief Sonia Gandhi’s parliamentary constituency Rae Bareli asked the women to vote for those who genuinely want to empower them.
Stating that empowerment does not mean a gas cylinder or a toilet, Priyanka said: “Empowerment means self-reliance. Women should be able to decided their own priorities, make their own life and be able to fight against exploitation of all kinds.”
The Congress leader said that women want to educate their daughters because they want her to lead a life, which is better than what they have led.
“This is the dream of every mother and we will support every woman in this effort. There is nothing that women cannot do but they must first realize their own strength,” said Priyanka.
“There is exploitation everywhere -- at home, at work, in society. Even the women in police force are being exploited. We want you to understand your power,” she added, IANS reported.
Taking on the BJP, the Congress leader said that all parties are working on wooing the feminine gender now after she released a women’s manifesto.
“ASHA workers have been given a raise - why did they not get the raise in five years? The Prime Minister will be addressing an all-woman programme this week,” said Priyanka.
“We made a small start and things have begun changing. Juts realise that if you can stand up, you can change the politics too,” she added.
Prior to her address, the Congress leader interacted with several girls and women onstage and heard their grievances.
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