Priyanka Vadra Makes A Mark With Debut Speech

Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s maiden speech in the Lok Sabha, participating as an opening speaker in the 75th anniversary of the Constitution received a strong show of support from her brother and the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the House Rahul Gandhi along with other party leaders.  She spoke right after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh who had opened the discussions. When asked about Priyanka’s speech, Rahul Gandhi said his sister’s first Lok Sabha address was better than his maiden speech in the House as a new MP. Rahul Gandhi became an MP for the first time in 2004. Priyanka focused on national unity, women’s empowerment, and the need to safeguard the Constitution of India. Calling the Constitution a ‘Suraksha Kavach’ (protective shield), Priyanka attacked the ruling government and said that in the last 10 years, the Union government has made all attempts to break down the ‘Kavach’ (shield). She carried the campaign of her party against  BJP into the House and charged PM Modi of  not knowing the difference between the Constitution ( Bharat ka samvidhan) and Sangh’s manual (Sangh ka Vidhan). The Gandhi girl got away with attacking PM Modi from the Treasury side as it was her debut speech. TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha described Priyanka Gandhi’s speech in Lok Sabha as a somewhat short speech. “She should have spoken a little more. But it was a really good speech… Priyanka Gandhi spoke in depth, with confidence. She covered all issues.” She also turned up for the second day of the special session on the Constitution, much earlier than the LoP.