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Priyanka Gandhi with a broom in hand again

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi has taken part in a clean-up drive with the Dalit community in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, India. She took part in cleaning the area with brooms with dalits. The incident took place on Friday, Indian media NDTV reported.

Priyanka Gandhi was recently detained on her way to visit the families of those killed in the violence in the peasant movement in the state. She was kept in a guest house.

After the arrest, a picture of Priyanka sweeping the guest house was published. State Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath scoffed at Priyanka. “People think they are suitable for this kind of work,” he said.

Taking on the chief minister for his “casteist comment”, Ms Gandhi Vadra later in a tweet announced that all district committees of the party will clean Valmiki temples on Saturday.

In response to the chief minister’s remark, Ms Gandhi descended on a Dalit colony and picked up a broom, saying it is a symbol of simplicity and self-respect.

Priyanka Gandhi with a broom in hand again
Priyanka Gandhi sweeps room in detention

While mingling with inhabitants of Luv Kush Nagar, the Congress general secretary cleaned the premises of a Maharshi Valmiki temple there, saying crores of women and sanitation workers in the country use brooms daily for cleaning, a Congress spokesman said. She also prayed at the temple.

Ms Gandhi Vadra also told people, “He has not humiliated me by saying so, he has humiliated you all as crores of Dalit brothers and sisters are safai karamcharis and they do this work.”

“I have come here for the cleaning work along with you all and let Yogiji know that cleaning and using a broom is an act of self-respect,” she said.

“Today, the chief minister of UP showed his anti-Dalit mentality by giving a casteist statement. Tomorrow, all district Congress committees of UP will clean the Lord Valmiki temples. India will not tolerate the insult of crores of Dalits and women of the country,” Ms Gandhi Vadra said in a tweet tagging a video of her cleaning a premises in the Dalit colony.

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