Priyanka dares UP govt.: I am Indira Gandhi's granddaughter

New Delhi: "I am Indira Gandhi's granddaughter, not an undeclared BJP spokesperson like some of the opposition leaders," Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said, as she alleged that the Uttar Pradesh government is threatening her through various departments for speaking the truth.

Priyanka Gandhi's dare to the Uttar Pradesh government came a day after the Uttar Pradesh child rights panel issued a notice to her, asking her to file a reply within three days for her "misleading" comment on the Kanpur shelter home.

The Congress head in a Facebook post on Sunday had assaulted the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over a media report around two young ladies being discovered pregnant at the state-run kid cover home, saying it shows that realities were being stifled for the sake of examination at such



offices. 

"As a hireling of the individuals, my obligation is towards the individuals of Uttar Pradesh. Furthermore, this obligation is to put out reality before them and not to advance government publicity. The UP government is burning through its time by undermining me through its different divisions," Priyanka Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi on Friday

"They can take whatever action they want, I will keep putting forth the truth. I am Indira Gandhi's granddaughter not an undeclared BJP spokesperson like some of the opposition leaders," she said.

Her remarks also come days after the Agra administration asked her to withdraw the claim of high coronavirus deaths in the district.

The Congress general secretary in-charge UP East has accused the Yogi Adityanath government of indulging in propaganda instead of dealing with the pandemic.