He said the Constitution of the country was not written with hatred, but with humility and love
Wayanad, a Congress bastion is going to see a contest between Congress's Priyanka Gandhi, BJP's Navya Haridas and the Left candidate Sathyan Mokeri in the upcoming bypolls
"My main promise is that I will work hard to serve the people of Wayanad. I will stand side by side with them through their problems and issues and I will fight for them. I will raise my voice
Her remarks came after Modi on Friday said the Congress stands "badly exposed" in front of the people for promising to them what the party knows it will never be able to deliver
Priyanka Gandhi is contesting from the Wayanad constituency as a United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate, is seeking election from the seat her brother Rahul Gandhi vacated
A senior leader of the CPI and a former MLA, Mokeri, said the people of Wayanad experienced the result of electing Rahul Gandhi in the past five years and the voters could not even see him
The Congress leader, in Wayanad for two days as part of her bypoll campaign, further said that the BJP's politics was different from the kind on which the country was founded
Priyanka said the stand taken by the Narendra Modi government at the Centre indicates its lack of respect for the people
Addressing a meeting organised in Meenangadi in this hill district, the AICC general secretary referred to the violence in Manipur and alleged that planned attacks are taking place against minorities
The byelection is necessitated after Rahul Gandhi vacated the seat following his victory in Rai Bareli constituency in the recent Parliament elections. The bypoll will be held on November 13
The date for a scrutiny of the nominations by poll officials is October 28 and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been targeting the Congress general secretary over her affidavit in the run-up
She said the people of Wayanad will be my guides and teachers in this journey, which is her first as a public representative
Accusing the Gandhi family of indulging in dynastic politics, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia alleged that Priyanka Gandhi has been promoted so far despite not delivering on given responsibilities
Priyanka also declared a total income of over Rs 46.39 lakh in the financial year 2023-2024 which includes rental income and interest from banks and other investments
Rahul, who represented the Wayanad LS constituency from 2019 to 2024, further said that just like the people of the district protected and looked after him when he needed it the most, they should look
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi will be accompanying Priyanka when she files her nomination papers
I'm confident she will be a passionate champion of Wayanad's needs and a powerful voice in Parliament, he said
If Priyanka Gandhi wins Lok Sabha polls, she will be the third MP from the Gandhi family in the current Parliament. Sonia Gandhi is a member of Rajya Sabha
Haridas will be pitted against Congress's Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and CPI's Sathyan Mokeri, the Left candidate, in the high-profile constituency in the 13 November by-election
My deepest condolences to the bereaved families as a large number of people are admitted in the hospital, I pray for their speedy recovery, she added