Wayanad: Priyanka To Address Joint Meeting With Rahul On Nov 30 In First Visit As MP
Holding up a copy of the Constitution, Priyanka took oath as a Lok Sabha MP on Thursday to begin her journey as an elected representative of the people five years after she joined active politics.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who took oath as the MP of Wayanad will be holding a joint public meeting with Rahul Gandhi in the hill constituency on November 30, party sources said on Friday. This will be her first visit as MP of the constituency.
Priyanka had scored her maiden electoral victory by winning the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll with a huge margin of 4,10,931 votes, which is bigger than the lead her brother Rahul secured when he won from the constituency during the Lok Sabha general elections held early this year.
Holding up a copy of the Constitution, Priyanka took oath as a Lok Sabha MP on Thursday to begin her journey as an elected representative of the people five years after she joined active politics.
The joint public meeting will be held at Mukkam in Thiruvambadi assembly constituency in Kozhikode district by noon on Saturday, party sources said.
Subsequently, receptions will be held for her at Karulai in Nilambur, Wandoor, and Edavanna in Eranad by 2.15 pm, 3.30 pm and 4.30 pm respectively, the sources added.
The Wayanad constituency comprises seven assembly segments of Mananthavady (ST), Sulthan Bathery (ST), and Kalpetta in Wayanad district; Thiruvambady in Kozhikode district; and Eranad, Nilambur, and Wandoor in Malappuram district.
Meanwhile, a day after taking oath, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday came to the Lok Sabha and joined the opposition protest, standing in solidarity near her seat.
The Wayanad MP entered the House when several opposition members, including those from the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, were protesting against the Sambhal violence and other issues.
Priyanka Gandhi stood near her seat in solidarity. Amid the protest, she also met and greeted the MPs from opposition parties.
As she went closer to the front row of the opposition benches to meet other members, DMK MP Kanimozhi was seen gesturing for her to take a seat there.