IN PICS | Priyanka Gandhi Woos People Of Assam Ahead Of Polls; Tries Hand At Plucking Tea Leaves

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All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during her two-day visit to Assam, tried her hands on plucking tea leaves. (Image: @priyankagandhi)

Dressed in a saree, Priyanka Gandhi hung a basket on her back, balanced by a band and a scraf on her head. She also wrapped an apron at her waist as she took on the job in the tea gardens of Assam. (Image: @priyankagandhi)

While sharing the photos of her gala time, Congress leader in a Twitter post said in Hindi, "The life of tea garden workers is full of truth and simplicity and their labor is valuable for the country. Today, I got to know about their work and families and the understood the struggles of their work. I will not forget the love and intimacy I got from them." (Image: @priyankagandhi)

Later, she interacted with the Sadhuru tea garden workers in Assam's Biswanath. Congress Twitter handle said that Gandhi during her interaction with the workers learned the intricacies of tea leaf plucking directly from the women tea workers at Sadhuru tea garden. (Image: @priyankagandhi)

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is on a two-day Assam visit to launch the Congress's campaign for the three-phased assembly election. Elections in Assam will be held in three phases on March 27, April 1 and April 6. The votes will be counted on May 2. (Image: @priyankagandhi)

On Monday, Gandhi was warmly welcomed in the poll-bound state. She was received at the Lokpriyo Gopinath Bordoloi Airport, after which, Priyanka began her campaign by offering prayers at the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati. Like today, she interacted with the locals and took part in a in a traditional activity along with some young teenagers of Assam's tea tribes. (Image: @priyankagandhi)