Observing that the tone and tenor of the Lok Sabha poll campaign has stooped to a very low level, Priyanka Gandhi today alleged that pamphlets containing dirty material about her family were being dumped in Amethi.
Campaigning for her brother Rahul Gandhi in Amethi parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka also made a veiled attack on BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, saying there is a leader in the country who wants power for himself and makes repeated demands to strengthen him.
"I have come to know that at places where my public meetings are scheduled some pamphlets are thrown a night before in which dirty and false things are written about my family. Those indulging in such activities are cowards," she said at Shahgarh Shaheed Chowk in Gauriganj Assembly segment.
"If they have to say something, they should come in front of me and talk. Indulging in such activities at midnight is not justified," she added.
She also said elections should be fought on "principles" and should be done openly and not in a clandestine manner.
Priyanka also said that politics is seen with a sense of service, but few leaders in the country do not think about that.
However, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's politics was not that to demand, but that of a sense of service, she said.
"He wants to give you strength. He also wants to give you power. But, there is a leader in the country, who wants power for himself. He keeps on demanding to strengthen him...," she said, targeting Modi.
"My father had a visionary political thinking and Rahul has learned from him. The parameter and strategy of Amethi's development was prepared by Rajiv Gandhi 35 years ago, this is the reason barren land is not visible here," she said.
Striking an emotional chord with voters, she said, "I will not ask for your votes. I want your love. You have stood by our side in good times and bad times. We will be with you all the time."
"This is Amethi. I am coming here since childhood and I will keep coming when I will become old also," she added.
