Amethi, April 28: With being attacked by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party for not contesting from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday stated that the ruling party is avoiding the issues of employment, education and health by suppressing the voices in the name of nationalism.

Speaking to the reporters in Amethi, amidst her political campaign, she said, "Issues are clear; employment, education and health. Nationalism is to solve the problems of people. Here they don't listen to people, when they raise their issues they suppress them, it's neither democracy nor nationalism." Priyanka Gandhi's Audio Message Reaches Over 40 Lakh Voters With Congress' NYAY Poll Pitch.

Adding more, she had said, "The way they contest polls by distributing money, sarees and shoes in front of media is wrong....People of Amethi have never begged in front of anyone. I've been coming here since I was 12, people of Amethi and Raebareli have a lot of pride."

Earlier, the BJP had attacked the Congress for not fielding Priyanka Gandhi Vadra against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi in the Lok Sabha Elections 2019. However, Congress had explained that Priyanka herself wanted some time before the elections.

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