Uttarakhand elections 2022: Congress marginalised women, made hollow promises, says party ex-women cell’s chief

NAINITAL: Taking a jibe at

AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi

, former Congress women’s cell president

Sarita Arya and Hem Arya

, who joined the BJP on January 17, accused the grand old party of neglecting women workers.


Sarita Arya, who was in Nainital on Wednesday, accused Priyanka Gandhi of making empty promises.

Speaking to mediapersons, she said, “The AICC general secretary has marginalised women in Uttarakhand, terming her “I am a girl, I can fight '' slogan hollow.

Sarita said that if she gets a ticket from Nainital assembly, everyone will work together to make her win.

Confident of scripting victory, Hem Arya, who joined the BJP after 20 years, highlighted the work done by him in the area in the past five years.

He said even if someone else is given the ticket, he will back the candidate and make every possible effort to ensure the party's win by 20-25,000 votes.