Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi, contesting the Lok Sabha polls from Wayanad in Kerala, on Tuesday said she has been a housewife for over 30 years and has a loud voice to raise people’s issues.

“I’ve been a housewife for more than thirty years, so I really have a loud voice. My husband will tell you. You have a fighter here for you and if you choose to support me and make me an MP, I will not let you down,” Priyanka Gandhi said while addressing a rally in Chungathra in Wayanad.

Vadra, contesting the first election of his political career, also attacked the BJP, accusing it of destroying any peaceful and loving relationship between different religions in the past ten years.

“They (BJP) have tried to sow the seeds of fear, anger, hatred and mistrust between different communities. In politics, when you are told to fight each other, someone benefits from your emotions,” Priyanka Gandhi said while addressing a rally in Chungathra in Wayanad.

As the ruling party at the Centre, the BJP has continuously distracted the public while the prime minister has favored five to six business friends, who have abrogated all benefits, the Congress leader alleged.

“Unbeknownst to the public, all ports, airports, PSU branches, major road projects and everything have been handed over to the Prime Minister’s business friends,” she added.

She said that the result of BJP’s politics is that the Prime Minister is coming to Kerala to meet the flood victims of Wayanad, but for months, he is not releasing the funds that people need to rebuild their lives.

You are the light that India should see, where Hindus, Muslims and Christians live as brothers and sisters – without fighting, without anger and without hatred,” Priyanka said.

She added that the people of Wayanad embody what Mahatma Gandhi envisioned and it would be a great honor for her to represent the constituency in the Lok Sabha.

The by-election was necessitated after Rahul Gandhi vacated the seat following his victory in the Raebareli constituency in the recent assembly elections. The by-elections will take place on November 13.