Pretty faces cant win votes
An Indian state minister yesterday courted controversy for his remarks on Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi, saying, votes are not won with "a very pretty face" in politics. Vinod Narayan Jha, a minister of Bihar, said Priyanka Gandhi has no political achievement to her credit.
"Votes can't be won on basis of pretty faces. Moreover, she is the wife of Robert Vadra who is accused of involvement in land scam and several corruption cases. She is very beautiful but other than that she holds no political achievement," the BJP leader said.
Earlier, senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi had made similar remarks on Priyanka Gandhi Badra's entry intoo active politics.
He said, "Duplicates do not work in politics. Priyanka might resemble Indira, but there is a big difference."
Priyanka was handed over the charge of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday and will work in the capacity of General Secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh East. The 47-year-old is set to take charge as the AICC General Secretary from the first week of February, Congress Party said.
Meanwhile, Congress workers in Varanasi, the parliamentary seat of Prime Minister Modi, have urged Priyanka to contest from the constituency. Posters featuring Priyanka have come up across Varanasi in recent days.
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