Priyanka Gandhi announces 40% reservation of Congress tickets for women in Uttar Pradesh

Declaring their first pledge for the upcoming polls, AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday announced that they are reserving 40% tickets for women for the 2022 parliamentary elections in Uttar Pradesh.

“In Uttar Pradesh, Congress can reserve forty per cent tickets for women. it's our pledge that girls will have full participation within the politics of Uttar Pradesh,” aforementioned Priyanka.

Asking a lot of women to return and be part of the fight together with her to vary the politics of Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka aforementioned the gathering of applications for poll tickets has been extended until Gregorian calendar month 15. She conjointly said she had needed to order fifty per cent seats however when consultations with others, she set to reserve forty per cent for ladies. In UP, that has 403 Assembly seats, it might mean Congress can keep a hundred and sixty tickets for women candidates.

Asked why forty per cent, Priyanka said, “It is simply the start and within the next election, it are often fifty per cent also. I declared it for state being the AICC General Secretary in-charge of the state and if alternative states need to follow, it's up to them.”

Priyanka said the decision was made to bring about a change in Uttar Pradesh politics and asked women to join either social work, education or the media. "Aap badalav chahti hain to intezar mat kariye Aapki suraksha koi nahi karne wala (if you want to change, don't wait. No one will protect you)," she said, adding that "the politics of hate" can be changed by women through this decision.