Solan, May 30 (UNI) Braving the heat in this gateway district of Himachal, All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday led a roadshow to garner support in favour of Shimla parliamentary constituency candidate Vinod Sultanpuri on the Mall road of Solan town.
She was accompanied by Chief parliamentary secretaries Sanjay Awasthy and Ram Kumar, Health Minister DR Shandil, Rural Development Minister Anirudh Singh, and party candidate Vinod Sultanpuri.
Priyanka Gandhi, who was scheduled to arrive at 2 p.m. to lead the “road show,” reached around
3.45 p.m from the remote area of Chopal in Shimla district. Hundreds of party workers, leaders, and supporters accorded a warm welcome to their leader outside the PWD rest house. Later, the procession started on the mall road and terminated at the old DC office in Chowk.
The workers and leaders, enthused by the presence of Priyanka Gandhi, raised repeated slogans claiming the victory of Vinod Sultanpuri with a thumping majority.
Earlier, Priyanka Gandhi reached the famous Jakhu temple in Shimla and offered prayers. Notably, Priyanka has been leading the campaign in Himachal for the past five days. Till yesterday, Priyanka has addressed six public meetings and one road show. She has made scathing attacks on the Modi government, accusing it of shattering the economy of the nation. UNI GS SSP