UP: Rahul Gandhi's convoy stopped by protesting Anganwadi workers in Gauriganj

Rahul Gandhi’s convoy was on Friday stopped by protesting Anganwadi workers in Gauriganj (UP) while he was enroute to Lucknow. The women health workers were demanding a pay hike.

According to India TV news at least 200 women raised slogans against Congress VP.  He was forced to remain inside his car even as SPG officials came to rescue him.

The anganwadi workers wanted their salaries  increase from Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000.

According to the report, Gandhi had promised to raise the issue with the government but had apparently failed to do so. The protestors had reportedly submitted memorandum many times with Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi's convoy was stopped by protesting Anganwadi workers in Gauriganj (UP) while he was enroute to Lucknow. pic.twitter.com/sf7MWjmHFo

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Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of doing politics of vendetta by 'scrapping' projects in his Amethi Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh.

"Projects in Amethi which would surely have guaranteed employment to the people, were cancelled by Modi ji. He came to Amethi and said he will not do politics of vendetta. But the truth is people of Amethi are being acted against. Modi cancelled Hindustan Paper Mill, Mega Food Park Scheme and IIT. He has stopped the Central School," Gandhi said. The Congress vice-president said Prime Minister Modi was harming the people of Amethi by scrapping development projects.

"There was no fault on the part of people of Amethi...Modi talks of development but he is harming them. The projects that could have changed the lives of people here have been either scrapped or diverted elsewhere," he added.