Priyanka Gandhi greets people who chanted 'Modi-Modi' to tease her INDORE: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had just got out of the airport and was driving into Indore on Monday evening when a group of men, women and kids shouted ‘Modi, Modi’. She stopped the SUV, got off and strode towards them, flashing a smile. She shook hands with everybody, and said, “Aap apni jagah, main meri jagah. All the best,” leaving them gaping after her. Priyanka’s maiden visit to Indore was off to an electrifying start. Just as she was getting back into her vehicle, she turned and flashed a smile at the group of Modi supporters, again. Some of them responded: “Aapko bhi… Best of Luck.”Carrying the charisma she is said to have inherited from her grandmother Indira Gandhi, Priyanka started her roadshow from Rajmohalla as party supporters shouted ‘Desh ki aandhi, Priyanka Gandhi’.Climbing atop a modified mini-truck, Priyanka waved at the crowd that cheered her all along the 4km stretch of Jawahar Marg. It was a shot in the arm for Congress, which is trying to break into the BJP bastion of Indore. Congress hasn’t won here since 1989, but Sumitra Mahajan — undefeated eight-time MP — isn’t in the fray this time and Congress is buoyed by its win in the 2018 assembly polls. Priyanka visited Ratlam and Indore on the day Lok Sabha polls move to the Malwa-Nimar region.Wearing a red saree and sporting a sandalwood tilak, Priyanka accepted flowers and a portrait of Devi Ahilya Bai from supporters. Flanked by chief minister Kamal Nath and Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, she waved to the crowd, stopping occasionally at stages erected on the roadside to accept greetings, amid slogans of ‘Chowkidar chor hai’ from youths wearing Tshirts about the party’s proposed NYAY Scheme. A man climbed on the truck for a ‘selfie’ with her, and she happily smilingly. The roadshow ended at Rajwada after passing through the densely-populated areas.<doc-sep>As Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi’s convoy passed from a street in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, a handful of BJP supporters shouted ‘Modi, Modi’ at her, apparently in a bid to embarrass her. But what happened next was something none of them could have imagined. The convoy suddenly stopped and Priyanka Gandhi quickly got down from her car and walked towards the slogan-shouting persons, the jittery Special Protection Group (SPG) commandos in tow. The few moments between the Gandhi getting down from her car and she grabbing the hand of one of the Modi supporters standing on the roadside was a quick throwback to Mamata Banerjee’s “Jai Shri Ram’ act. But wait, Priyanka Gandhi was not upto throwing a tantrum (of course not in Bangla). Instead, the Congress leader, poised and smiling, shook hands with the Modi supporters one by one and wished them “All the best”. “You are right in your place, I am right in mine,” she told the BJP supporters. They wished her back. “All the best to you, too.” Gandhi then embarked on her road show in Indore. She was accompanied by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. Earlier in the day, Priyanka Gandhi jumped a bamboo fencing and mingled in the crowd after a public rally in Ratlam. Eight seats in Madhya Pradesh will go to poll on May 19 in the seventh and last phase of the Lok Sabha Elections. For in-depth, objective and more importantly balanced journalism, Click here to subscribe to Outlook Magazine<doc-sep>Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra being welcomed on her arrival in Ujjain. (PTI) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra being welcomed on her arrival in Ujjain. (PTI) Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday took BJP supporters by surprise when she greeted them while they were chanting pro-Modi slogans during her roadshow in Indore. Wearing a maroon saree and sporting a ’tilak’ on her forehead, the Congress leader stopped her cavalcade and stepped out of her black SUV when a BJP group was shouting, “Modi, Modi” slogans. The Magnanimous @priyankagandhi Watch what happens when people shout “Modi Modi” at her convoy.pic.twitter.com/R9bn7Aa4v1 — Zainab Sikander (@zainabsikander) May 13, 2019 Priyanka Gandhi, who is also in-charge for Uttar Pradesh East, shook hands with them and said, “Aap apni jagah, main meri jagah. All the best (You are good at your place and I am at mine).” Moved by this gracious move, the BJP supporter replied “Very good” and also wished her luck after which Gandhi left. Flanked by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath and his Chhattisgarh counterpart Bhupesh Baghel, Priyanka started her 6-km roadshow from Raj Mohalla and was seen waving to the crowd who cheered and greeted her en-route as her caravan passed the crowded city streets. Priyanka Gandhi who was on her first political visit to Madhya Pradesh, took potshots at PM Modi and called him a tapasvi (ascetic) whose arrogance is intact despite performing tapasya for decades. Polling for the Indore seat, which the BJP has been winning since 1989, is scheduled on May 19 in the fourth and last phase of Lok Sabha polls in Madhya Pradesh.<doc-sep>Elections 2019: Priyanka Gandhi shook hands with people who shouted pro-PM Modi slogans at her. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was campaigning in Madhya Pradesh on Monday, stopped her convoy while driving from the airport to greet supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, taking them by surprise. Ms Gandhi's convoy was passing through a busy road when a group of people standing by the road, including young boys, shouted "Modi, Modi". Suddenly, Priyanka Gandhi stopped her convoy, stepped out of her black Tata Safari SUV and walked up to the BJP supporters. She was followed by her security personnel, the Special Protection Group. She shook hands with them and said, "Aap apni jagah aur mai apni jagah (You are where you are and I am where I am). All the best." The young BJP supporters, surprised at this unexpected act, wished Priyanka Gandhi all the best. One of them was even seen clicking her photo. The Congress leader then kicked off her road show in Indore. She was accompanied by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. The Congress leader, earlier in the day, was also seen jumping a wooden fencing and plunging into a sea of people after a public rally in Ratlam. At the Nehru Stadium in Ratlam, Priyanka Gandhi, one of the most protected leaders in India, was seen approaching the audience after her speech in support of Congress candidate Kantilal Bhuria. Priyanka Gandhi, 47, joined politics in January but has been a crowd-puller for years when campaigned for her mother Sonia Gandhi and brother Rahul Gandhi. Eight seats in Madhya Pradesh will vote in the seventh and last phase of the national election. In December, the Congress took power in the state, ending the BJP's 15-year rule.<doc-sep>
Indore: Displaying sportsmanship spirit, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi shook hands with a group of people who chanted pro-Modi slogans during her roadshow in Indore. She stopped her motorcade before the group and met them affectionately. The Congress leader, who was in Indore for a roadshow, was moving towards the city from airport this afternoon. Locals had gathered on the roadsides to catch her glimpse. A group present there started chanting pro-Modi slogans as Gandhi’s cavalcade passed by. To their surprise, Gandhi got her vehicle halted and stepped out. She smiled at them and stretched her hand towards them. “Aap apni jagah, main meri jagah..all the best,” she told them. The locals, moved by her simplicity, wished her luck after which she left. Polling for the Indore seat, which the BJP has been winning since 1989, is scheduled on May 19 in the fourth and last phase of Lok Sabha polls in Madhya Pradesh. Flanked by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath and his Chhattisgarh counterpart Bhupesh Baghel, she started the roadshow from Raj Mohalla and was seen waving to the crowd who cheered and greeted her enroute as her caravan passed the crowded city streets. Earlier in the day, Gandhi broke the security cordon at election rally in Ratlam. The Congress general secretary had jumped over the wooden fencing to meet enthusiastic women supporters and also posed for selfies with many of them. Women supporters also were seen in large numbers at Indore roadshow. The Congress general secretary was in MP for first time for campaigning. She held roadshows in Indore and Ujjain while she addressed an election rally in Ratlam. (With inputs from PTI)