Assam Polls 2021: Priyanka Gandhi was all smiles while doing the ‘Jhumur’ dance with the young girls
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- Priyanka Gandhi danced with several young girls, all dressed in saris.
- Priyanka Gandhi offered prayers earlier at the Kamakhya temple in Assam
- She is on a two-day visit to Assam to launch the Congressional election campaign.
New Delhi:
Congressional leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra holds hands and participates in a traditional ‘Jhumur’ dance with young teenagers from Assam’s Lakhimpur tea tribes, shows a video shared by the party on Twitter.
Surrounded by a large crowd, including the media and security personnel, Ms. Gandhi, 49, danced to the dhol beats and a cappella singing of the young women. She was not wearing a face mask and neither did the girls dance with her.
Dressed in a purple sari and traditional state scarf, Ms. Gandhi was all smiles as she danced in the minute-long video. She was surrounded by a group of young girls, all dressed in red and white saris.
Ms. Gandhi is in Assam on a two-day visit to launch the Congressional campaign for the three-phase assembly elections in the state that begins on March 27.
Smt. @priyankagandhi participates in the ‘Jhumur’ dance alongside sisters and brothers from the tea tribes in Lakhimpur, Assam.#PriyankaGandhiWithAssampic.twitter.com/5xMycbiIYz
– Congress (@INCIndia) March 1, 2021
His first stop was Guwahati, where he offered prayers at the iconic Kamakhya Temple, the images of which were shared on Twitter.
कामाख्ये वरदे देवि नीलपर्वतवासिनि।
त्वं देवि जगतां मातर्योनिमुद्रे नमोऽस्तु ते IIঅসম আৰু অসমীয়াৰ কুশল কামনা কৰি মা কামাখ্যাৰ শ্রীচৰণত সেৱা আগবঢ়ালো
आज मां कामाख्या के दर्शन का सौभाग्य मिला। मां कामाख्या से समस्त देशवासियों के कल्याण के लिए प्रार्थना की। pic.twitter.com/jkWgu7JpLs
– Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) March 1, 2021
He then left for Lakhimpur, 370 km away, where he participated in local customs and traditions, including the ‘Jhumur’ dance.
At the airport, she was greeted with a traditional Bihu dance performance.
Ms Gandhi also launched a statewide unemployment protest from Lakhimpur today, Congress tweeted.
Smt. @priyankagandhi Launches a statewide unemployment protest from Lakhimpur, Assam.
The protests will take place across the state with demonstrations in front of the government. employment offices.
The Congress party supports the youth of Assam and India.#PriyankaGandhiWithAssampic.twitter.com/yejCxQZerg
– Congress (@INCIndia) March 1, 2021
The secretary general of Congress has been visiting various cities and interacting with locals and participating in customs, the most recent of which was when she received a rowing lesson with a boatman in Uttar Pradesh.
His brother Rahul Gandhi is also in another state linked to the polls: Tamil Nadu, where he is on a three-day campaign.
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