Tag: Uttar Pradesh Polls

  • Meeting polls: Degree set for counting of votes in Uttar Pradesh

    Through PTI

    LUCKNOW: Counting of votes polled within the an important Uttar Pradesh elections will happen on Thursday, the result of which can come to a decision whether or not the BJP returns to energy for the second one consecutive time period.

    “Counting in all of the 75 districts of the state will start at 8 am. The postal ballots can be counted first, after which the votes polled within the EVMs can be counted,” a senior election reputable instructed PTI.

    Virtually all of the go out polls have predicted that the BJP will go back to energy. They’ve forecast an building up in Samajwadi Celebration’s tally however now not sufficient to shape the federal government.

    The go out polls have forecast double-digit numbers for the BSP and single-digit rely for the Congress.

    Each the SP and BSP have brushed aside the go out polls, claiming that they’d win the ballot with ease and shape their govt within the state, which has a 403-member meeting.

    If the BJP involves energy, it could be a document for a birthday celebration getting re-elected in UP for a 2d time period in over 3 many years.

    In 2017, BJP had received 312 seats by itself whilst NDA’s determine used to be 325. The SP had received 47, BSP 19 and the Congress had received seven seats, two not up to Apna Dal (S) at 9.

    The BJP went within the polls this time with Apna Dal (Sonelal) and NISHAD birthday celebration whilst Akhilesh Yadav had shaped a rainbow coalition with RLD and a string of regional events, together with Om Prakash Rajbhar’s Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Celebration (SBSP).

    Taking into account its bearing at the 2024 Parliamentary elections, High Minister Narendra Modi, Defence minister Rajnath Singh, House Minister Amit Shah, BJP president J P Nadda and Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath aggressively campaigned around the state to drum up reinforce for the saffron birthday celebration.

    On Tuesday, Samajwadi Celebration leader Akhilesh Yadav accused the ruling BJP of seeking to “scouse borrow” votes and claimed a truck wearing EVMs used to be “intercepted” in Varanasi, however the Election Fee clarified that the machines had been for coaching officers on counting accountability and had now not been utilized in elections.

    In a observation issued overdue on Tuesday night time, the workplace of the Leader Electoral Officer of UP stated, “Rumours had been unfold by way of folks of a few political birthday celebration by way of preventing the car and alleging that those EVMs had been utilized in elections.”

    In step with the record despatched by way of the District Election Officer (of Varanasi), it used to be discovered throughout the investigation that those EVMs had been marked for coaching. “Coaching has been organised for March 9 (Wednesday),” it had stated.

    The balloting for the politically-important state used to be finished in seven rounds beginning February 10.

    For the opposition, Akhilesh addressed 131 rallies and roadshows to take at the pantheon of leaders from the ruling camp.

    Mayawati, whose absence at the flooring had to start with brought about speculations that BSP used to be out of the facility race, additionally hit the streets in favour of her birthday celebration nominees.

    Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who led the birthday celebration from the entrance in UP, attended 209 rallies and roadshows, most amongst best leaders of quite a lot of events, in a bid to regain misplaced flooring for her birthday celebration within the Hindi heartland.

    Sonia Gandhi nearly addressed electorate in her Rae Bereli constituency whilst Rahul Gandhi addressed two rallies – one in Amethi and any other in Varanasi.

    Elaborating about preparations on March 10, the election reputable stated, “Covid protocols, together with using hand gloves, sanitisers, mask, thermal scanners and adhering to social distancing norms, can be adopted on the counting centres all through the state.”

    “The votes forged via postal ballots, together with the ones by way of folks with disabilities and senior voters above 80 years, can be counted manually, whilst the votes of the provider electorate — ETPBS (Electronically Transmitted Postal Poll Gadget) can be finished on-line,” he stated.

    Except for this, VVPAT (Voter Verified Paper Audit Path) slips of 5 machines can be counted in each and every meeting constituency.

    The Splendid Courtroom had on April 8, 2019 directed the Election Fee to extend random matching of VVPAT slips with EVMs to 5 polling cubicles consistent with meeting phase, from one, throughout the then Lok Sabha polls, announcing it is going to supply higher delight now not simply to political events however to all the voters.

    Video and static cameras had been put in at all of the counting centres, the reputable stated, including media centres have additionally been arrange there.

    “Ok AROs (Assistant Returning Officials) had been deployed in each and every meeting constituency for interruption-free counting,” the senior reputable stated.

    Elaborating at the safety preparations, the reputable stated a three-layer safety set-up has been made comprising of central police forces, PAC (Provincial Armed Constabulary) and the state police.

    A complete of 250 corporations of CAPFs (Central Armed Police Forces) had been supplied to all of the districts and commissionerates on March 10, the police stated.

    In step with officers, a CAPF corporate in most cases has round 70-80 body of workers. Of the 250, 36 corporations had been earmarked for EVM safety and 214 for keeping up legislation and order. But even so the CAPFs, 61 corporations of PAC have additionally been supplied to all districts, they stated.

    Officers stated 625 gazetted officials of UP Police; 1,807 inspectors; 9,598 sub-inspectors, 11,627 head constables and 48,649 constables have additionally been placed on accountability.

    The Style Code of Behavior got here into power on January 8 after the announcement of polls in Uttar Pradesh by way of the Election Fee.

  • Uttar Pradesh polls: Samajwadi Celebration, BSP staff create ruckus in Mathura alleging EVM tampering

    Through ANI

    MATHURA: The Samajwadi Celebration (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Celebration (BSP) staff on Tuesday created ruckus after an individual entered the Mandi Committee of Mathura with out an ID card the place Digital Vote casting Machines (EVMs) had been saved underneath the CCTV surveillance for the counting of votes day after today.

    The employees of the 2 events alleged that the individual used to be tampering with the EVMs and demanded an investigation into the incident.

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    Chatting with the media individuals, Sanjay Lather, the SP employee stated, “The Election Fee had already made up our minds that no person can be allowed right here with out ID playing cards. However we were given to understand that an individual went within claiming that he had to arrange a pc device there. No professional used to be provide with him. He didn’t raise an ID card. The district management will have to examine the topic as a result of he used to be there for 4 hours which is able to additionally result in tampering with EVMs.”

    On the other hand, the individual being accused of coming into the premises instructed the media individuals that he went within the Mandi Committee for putting in laptop methods that can be wanted with EVMs right through the counting of votes.

    “I got here right here for the set up of laptop methods. After I got here again, those other folks status out of doors stuck me, so I referred to as SDM to achieve the spot. I’ve my ID and permission of officers,” stated, Kanungo, the one that used to be stuck.

    The town police professional whilst chatting with the media refuted the allegations and claimed that the individual reached the Mandi Committee for the set up of laptop methods however he forgot to hold his ID card. The counting of votes will happen on March 10.

  • Uttar Pradesh Meeting ballot effects would possibly affect Bihar political equations

    Categorical Information Provider

    PATNA: Amid the look ahead to result of the meeting polls held within the 5 states, political teams in Bihar are keen on what’s going to be the results in Uttar Pradesh. The election effects – which is able to pop out on March 10 – from the neighbouring state will without delay or not directly affect political teams in Bihar, be it the NDA or the Grand Alliance.

    The effects will come to a decision the longer term potentialities of the 2 constituents of the Bihar NDA – Janata Dal (United) and Vikassheel Insaan Celebration (VIP) – which fielded applicants in opposition to best friend BJP in 26 and 55 constituencies, respectively.

    The connection amongst 3 NDA constituents were given strained because of sustained campaigning introduced via the VIP and the JDU in opposition to the BJP in Uttar Pradesh. The upsets throughout the saffron celebration camp may well be gauged from the remark of the BJP MP from Muzaffarpur Ajay Nishad, who stated forward of the result of the UP election, “Mukesh Sahani was once roaring in UP, he’ll now nearly be begging in Bihar.”

    The JDU is, then again, keeping up a low profile at the trends. “Watch for the effects. We’re hopeful of certain leads to Uttar Pradesh and in Manipur the place JDU is within the fray,” MLC Neeraj Kumar stated.

  • EVMs have been marked for coaching of officers for counting responsibility, clarifies EC on Akhilesh Yadav’s allegation

    By means of PTI

    LUCKNOW: Hours after the Samajwadi Birthday party leader Akhilesh Yadav claimed {that a} truck wearing EVMs was once “intercepted” in Varanasi, the Election Fee clarified that those EVMs have been “marked for coaching” of officers who will probably be on responsibility all over the counting of votes and weren’t utilized in elections.

    In a observation issued right here overdue on Tuesday evening, the place of business of the Leader Electoral Officer of UP stated {that a} “‘hearsay was once unfold by way of other people of a few political birthday celebration by way of preventing the car and alleging that those EVMs have been utilized in elections”.

    “Consistent with the file despatched by way of the District Election Officer (of Varanasi), it was once discovered all over the investigation that those EVMs have been marked for coaching.

    “To coach the officers interested in counting responsibility, coaching has been organised for March 9 (Wednesday),” it stated The observation stated the second one coaching of the workers engaged in counting responsibility is on Wednesday and “those machines are at all times utilized in coaching for hands-on coaching”.

    “Those EVMs have been being taken for coaching nowadays, and hearsay was once unfold by way of other people of a few political birthday celebration by way of preventing the car, and alleging that those EVMs have been utilized in elections,” the observation stated.

    The UP CEO place of business additionally stated that all of the EVMs used for vote casting are sealed within the strongroom and secured in a three-tier safety cordon of the central paramilitary forces.

    Those machines are totally remoted and safe and are often monitored by way of CCTVs during the day (24×7).

    The District Election Officer of Varanasi has knowledgeable the representatives of quite a lot of political events referring to this, the observation stated.

    Samajwadi Birthday party leader Akhilesh Yadav previous accused the ruling BJP of seeking to “thieve” votes, announcing {that a} truck wearing EVMs was once “intercepted” in Varanasi whilst two others were given away.

    Counting of votes will happen on March 10.

  • UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya asks Akhilesh Yadav to simply accept defeat earlier than vote counting

    Through PTI

    LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Deputy Leader Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Monday requested Akhilesh Yadav to simply accept defeat and mentioned on March 10 the Samajwadi Celebration will grow to be “‘samaapt vaadi birthday celebration’”.

    The overall segment of the Uttar Pradesh polls was once hung on Monday, marking the tip of the vote casting procedure unfold over two months within the an important state.

    Counting of votes shall be hung on March 10.

    A number of go out polls have forecast a transparent majority for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh.

    In a sequence of tweets in Hindi, Maurya mentioned, “The claims of the Samajwadi Celebration and that of Akhilesh Yadav Ji have fallen flat. Which means on March 10 the folk of Uttar Pradesh will make the Samajwadi Celebration a ‘Samaapt vaadi Celebration’ (a birthday celebration, which has come to an finish).”

    “Akhilesh Yadav Ji, settle for defeat earlier than the counting of votes. Come to the bottom from sky-high vanity. Other folks know your mindset, they know the goons of your birthday celebration really well. “They know that if the Samajwadi Celebration returns to energy there shall be hooliganism, crime, riots, corruption and unlawful grabbing as soon as once more,” he mentioned.

    In any other tweet, Maurya additionally mentioned that the way forward for the Samajwadi Celebration, Bahujan Samaj Celebration and Congress will stay in darkish for the following 25 years.

  • Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath thank you citizens, says each and every vote strengthens democracy, just right governance

    Through PTI

    LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath thanked the voters after balloting for the general segment of the Meeting polls ended on Monday and stated each and every vote strengthens democracy and just right governance.

    Over 57 in step with cent turnout used to be recorded on Monday in 54 meeting seats within the 7th and final segment of Uttar Pradesh polls, marking the top of the balloting procedure unfold over two months within the the most important state.

    Counting of votes shall be hung on March 10.

    In a tweet in Hindi, Adityanath stated, “The general segment of the 2022 UP Legislative Meeting election has been held peacefully. Congratulations to each and every voter who discharged his accountability within the competition of democracy. Your one vote will toughen democracy and just right governance. ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’.”

    Later, in a video message, he thanked all of the officers, together with the ones from the Election Fee, for the non violent habits of the polls.

    He additionally thanked the media.

    Uttar Pradesh BJP leader Swatantra Dev Singh thanked his birthday party’s employees for his or her “tireless effort” within the Meeting elections.

    “The God-like birthday party employees labored continuous with complete willpower. With their laborious paintings, ‘lotus’ (ballot image of the BJP) goes to bloom as soon as once more within the state,” Singh stated.

  • 54.18 in step with cent balloting recorded until 5 pm in Uttar Pradesh polls

    Via PTI

    LUCKNOW: Over 54 in step with cent voter turnout was once recorded until 5 pm within the 7th and remaining segment of the Uttar Pradesh Meeting elections for 54 seats on Monday.

    Vote casting began at 7 am.

    It ended at 4 pm in Chakia (Chandauli), Robertsganj and the Duddhi (Sonbhadra) seats, whilst in the remainder of the segments, it persevered until 6 pm.

    The districts the place polls are underway on this segment are Azamgarh, Mau, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Bhadohi and Sonbhadra.

    The balloting share until 5 pm was once 54.18 in step with cent, in keeping with the Election Fee’s ‘Voter Turnout’ software.

    Whilst Azamgarh witnessed 52.34 in step with cent balloting, Bhadohi noticed 54.26 in step with cent, Chandauli 59.59 in step with cent, Ghazipur 53.67 in step with cent, Jaunpur 53.55 in step with cent, Mau 55.04 in step with cent, Mirzapur 54.93 in step with cent, Sonbhadra 56.95 in step with cent and Varanasi 52.79 in step with cent, it confirmed.

    A complete of 613 applicants are within the fray for the 54 seats, together with the ones falling in Top Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary phase Varanasi.

    The destiny of Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Birthday celebration president Om Prakash Rajbhar and several other state ministers will probably be determined on this spherical, by which 2.06 crore individuals are eligible to vote.

    But even so state Tourism Minister Neelkanth Tiwari, who’s contesting for the Varanasi South seat, different ministers within the fray within the remaining leg of the elections are Anil Rajbhar (Shivpur-Varanasi), Ravindra Jaiswal (Varanasi North), Girish Yadav (Jaunpur) and Ramashankar Singh Patel (Marihan-Mirzapur).

    Dara Singh Chauhan, who had resigned from the Yogi Adityanath cupboard and joined the Samajwadi Birthday celebration (SP), is contesting from the Ghosi seat in Mau.

    Om Prakash Rajbhar (Zahoorabad), Dhananjay Singh (Malhani-Jaunpur) because the JD(U) candidate, and Abbas Ansari, the son of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, from Mau Sadar seat, are contesting on this segment.

    Campaigning on this segment reached its crescendo with Modi main the BJP’s ballot blitzkrieg in Varanasi and its adjacent districts.

    The state has 403 Meeting seats and the result of the elections will probably be declared on March 10.
     

  • UP polls seventh section: Over 46 in step with cent turnout recorded until 3 pm

    Through PTI

    LUCKNOW: Over 46 in step with cent voter turnout used to be recorded until 3 pm within the 7th and ultimate section of the Uttar Pradesh Meeting elections for 54 seats on Monday.

    Vote casting began at 7 am.

    It ended at 4 pm within the Chakia (Chandauli), Robertsganj and the Duddhi (Sonbhadra) seats, whilst in the remainder of the segments, it’s going to proceed until 6 pm.

    The districts the place polls are underway on this section are Azamgarh, Mau, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Bhadohi and Sonbhadra.

    The balloting share until 3 pm used to be 46.40 in step with cent, consistent with the ECI’s Voter Turnout app.

    Whilst Azamgarh witnessed 45.28 in step with cent balloting, Bhadohi noticed 47.49 in step with cent, Chandauli 50.79 in step with cent, Ghazipur 46.28 in step with cent, Jaunpur 47.14 in step with cent, Mau 46.88 in step with cent, Mirzapur 46.64 in step with cent, Sonbhadra 49.84 in step with cent and Varanasi 43.76 in step with cent, it confirmed.

    A complete of 613 applicants are within the fray for the 54 seats, together with the ones falling in Top Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary section Varanasi.

    The destiny of Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Celebration president Om Prakash Rajbhar and several other state ministers might be made up our minds on this spherical, by which 2.06 crore persons are eligible to vote.

    But even so state Tourism Minister Neelkanth Tiwari, who’s contesting for the Varanasi South seat, different ministers within the fray within the ultimate leg of the elections are Anil Rajbhar (Shivpur-Varanasi), Ravindra Jaiswal (Varanasi North), Girish Yadav (Jaunpur) and Ramashankar Singh Patel (Marihan-Mirzapur).

    Dara Singh Chauhan, who had resigned from the Yogi Adityanath cupboard and had joined the SP, is contesting from the Ghosi seat in Mau.

    Om Prakash Rajbhar (Zahoorabad), Dhananjay Singh (Malhani-Jaunpur) because the JD(U) candidate, and Abbas Ansari, the son of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, from Mau Sadar seat, are contesting on this section.

    Campaigning on this section reached its crescendo with Top Minister Modi main the BJP’s ballot blitzkrieg in Varanasi and its adjacent districts.

    The state has 403 Meeting seats and the result of the elections might be declared on March 10.

  • 60,000 police officers, 845 CAPF firms deployed for final segment of Uttar Pradesh Meeting elections

    Via PTI

    LUCKNOW: Over 60,000 police workforce and 845 firms of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) will likely be deployed throughout the 7th and ultimate segment of the Uttar Pradesh meeting polls on Monday, in step with officers.

    Within the 7th segment, vote casting is proposed in 54 constituencies throughout 9 districts — Chandauli, Ghazipur, Jaunpur, Azamgarh, Mau, Mirzapur, Sonbhadra, Bhadohi and Varanasi, the Uttar Pradesh Police mentioned in a remark.

    Balloting will likely be held at 12,205 polling stations and 23,535 polling cubicles in 177 police station spaces, it mentioned.

    “Of them, 28 meeting constituencies of Pindra, Rohaniya, Sewapuri, Shahganj, Malhani, Madiyahun, Kerakat, Machhlishahr, Badlapur, Mungarabadshahpur, Jaunpur Sadar, Jafrabad, Mohammadabad, Jamnian, Saidpur, Zahoorabad, Saidraja, Chakia, Azamgarh, Phulpur Powai, Didarganj, Mau Sadar, Gyanpur, Ajra, Shivpur, Varanasi North, Varanasi South, Varanasi Cantonment had been stored within the prone class,” the police mentioned.

    “A complete of 701 localities had been marked as prone within the 7th segment, whilst 3,359 polling puts had been thought to be as crucial,” the police mentioned in a remark.

    Within the 7th segment, 78 Purple Cubicles (girls cubicles) had been organized to inspire girls to vote, and 12 girls inspectors or sub-inspectors and 216 girls constables or head constables had been deployed, it mentioned.

    As according to the directions of the Election Fee, all 12,205 polling stations will likely be coated through the CAPF.

    For the 7th segment, Uttar Pradesh has won 845 firms of CAPF, it mentioned.

    In line with officers, a CAPF corporate typically has an operational power of round 70-80 workforce.

    “Out of those, 778 firms had been engaged for sales space responsibility and 6 firms had been engaged for EVM safety responsibility. The others had been assigned legislation and order tasks, and postings on global and inter-state limitations,” in step with the remark.

    In a similar way, it mentioned, tasks of 6,662 inspectors or sub-inspectors and 53,424 head constables or constables of the Uttar Pradesh Police had been mounted, together with 19 firms of the Provincial Armed Constabulary.

    The Uttar Pradesh Police mentioned 65,987 authorized guns have been deposited with it within the run-up to the meeting polls.

    Every other 34 authorized guns had been seized and license of 169 fingers had been cancelled because the day the code of behavior got here into pressure within the 9 poll-bound districts of the 7th segment, it added.

    In view of the opportunity of breach of peace throughout elections, 41,227 preventive movements had been taken towards 4,20,389 other folks, it mentioned.

    Police mentioned in addition they seized 1,010 unlawful fingers and 881 cartridges whilst busting 3 unlawful fingers factories.

    “Until now, a complete of Rs 2.25 crore money, illicit liquor price Rs 4 crore, narcotics price Rs 3.17 crore had been seized forward of elections within the area,” the police remark mentioned.

    “Up to now, 71 cognizable offence and 68 non-cognizable offence circumstances had been registered for violating the code of behavior in those districts, whilst 17 circumstances had been registered referring to violation of the election-related tips,” it learn.

  • Struggle for UP: seventh segment marks finish of fiercely contested ballot

    Via IANS

    LUCKNOW: Because the curtain comes down at the Uttar Pradesh Meeting elections, with only some hours left for the general and 7th segment of polling on Monday, the stakes have reached an all-time prime for primary political gamers in Uttar Pradesh.

    A complete of 54 Meeting constituencies of Purvanchal will opt for polling on March 7 whilst counting for all of the stages will probably be performed on March 10.

    The districts going to polls within the ultimate segment are Azamgarh, Mau, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Bhadohi and Sonbhadra.

    Consistent with the Leader Electoral Officer, Ajay Kumar Shukla, all important preparations were made without cost, truthful and clear polling within the 7th segment.

    A complete of 613 applicants will probably be attempting their success on this segment at the 54 seats which come with 11 reserved for the Scheduled Castes and two for the Scheduled Tribes by means of an citizens consisting round 2.06 crores.

    This ultimate spherical can be a check of the alliances carved by means of each the BJP and Samajwadi Birthday celebration with small caste-based events.

    BJP’s allies Apna Dal (Sonelal) and Nishad Birthday celebration and Akhilesh Yadav’s new pals Apna Dal (Okay), Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Birthday celebration (SBSP) of Om Prakash Rajbhar and others were looking to rally their supporters.

    As soon as regarded as a stronghold of the Samajwadi Birthday celebration, the area noticed BJP making inroads in 2017 by means of successful 29 seats at the side of its allies Apna Dal (4) and SBSP (3).

    The BSP were given six seats and Samajwadi Birthday celebration 11 seats.

    For the Samajwadi Birthday celebration, its patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav made some other uncommon look in Jaunpur to drum up improve for Fortunate Yadav, son of his long-time affiliate overdue Parasnath Yadav within the fray from Malhani seat.

    Mulayam Singh had previous campaigned for his son and celebration president Akhilesh Yadav on Karhal seat in Mainpuri.

    Outstanding contestants on this segment come with UP ministers Neelkanth Tiwari, Anil Rajbhar, Ravindra Jaiswal, Girish Yadav and Rama Shankar Singh Patel.

    Dara Singh Chauhan, who had resigned from the Yogi Adityanath cupboard and joined the Samajwadi Birthday celebration, may be contesting from Ghosi in Mau.

    SBSP president Om Prakash Rajbhar (Zahoorabad), Dhananjay Singh (Malhani-Jaunpur) as JD(U) candidate and Abbas Ansari, son of mafia grew to become baby-kisser Mukhtar Ansari, from Mau Sadar seat are different distinguished applicants within the ultimate segment.

    The BJP goes all out to retain its bastion whilst the Samajwadi Birthday celebration is eyeing to regain the constituencies it gained within the 2012 Meeting elections.

    Additionally, the 7th and final segment of UP Meeting elections will probably be a litmus check for allies on each the sides– from Anupriya Patel within the BJP-led alliance to Om Prakash Rajbhar within the SP-led alliance.

    On this election, the BJP has fielded 48 applicants out of 54 seats at the celebration image whilst its best friend Apna Dal (S) and Nishad Birthday celebration have fielded 3-3 applicants each and every.

    However, Samajwadi Birthday celebration has fielded 45 applicants on its image whilst its best friend SBSP has fielded 7 applicants and Apna Dal (Okay) has fielded two applicants.

    High Minister Narendra Modi at the side of UP Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath, BJP president J.P. Nadda, Union Ministers, Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah, were broadly campaigning in Purvanchal to copy its 2017 good fortune tale.

    Congress Normal Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been tenting at Kabir Chaura Math in Varanasi in an try to galvanise the Dalit citizens in Purvanchal, who’re in important numbers right here.