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Priyanka Gandhi Objects to Heavy Security During Wayanad Visit, Threatens to Withhold Travel Plans
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News18•23-09-2026, 20:30
Priyanka Gandhi Objects to Heavy Security During Wayanad Visit, Threatens to Withhold Travel Plans
- •Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra expressed strong disapproval of the extensive security arrangements during her Wayanad visit, stating she would stop sharing her travel plans if the situation persisted.
- •During her visit, Vadra met with the family of Sajitha, a victim of the recent flash flood, offering condolences and assuring intervention for their needs beyond the state government's Rs 8 lakh assistance.
- •She interacted with rural employment guarantee scheme workers, autorickshaw drivers, and tribals displaced by the 2019 floods, prioritizing the rehabilitation of those from Vaniyampuzha.
- •Vadra addressed concerns from MGNREGA workers regarding new work requirements, alleging the central government was undermining the scheme and promising to advocate for solutions.
- •Autorickshaw drivers voiced their struggles with high fuel prices and spare parts costs, urging the MP to push for fuel subsidies as an urgent measure.
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra objected to the extensive security cover during her visit to Wayanad on Wednesday, warning security personnel to keep their distance or she would stop informing them of her travel plans.
Workers under the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission told the MP that requirements like uploading photographs twice daily on the portal caused them to lose workdays and amounted to harassment due to poor mobile connectivity and lack of smartphones.
Autorickshaw drivers raised difficulties regarding high fuel prices and spare part costs, demanding that fuel be subsidized as an urgent measure.
