New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra plucks tea leaves and interacts with tea garden workers in Assam’s Biswanath, photos and videos shared today on the Twitter show.
Dressed in a saree, Ms. Gandhi, 49, was equipped for the task with a basket on her back balanced by a band on her head. She had a scarf on her head on which the band was strapped on.
She was also armored with an apron at her waist as she took on the job.
At the tea estate, Priyanka also interacted with the workers to “understand their worries and apprehensions, their hopes and aspirations.”
After her visit to the tea garden, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that she will not forget the love she got from the workers.
“The life of tea garden workers is full of truth and simplicity and their labor is valuable for the country. Today, I talked to them about their work and the well-being of the family and realized the difficulties of their life. I will not forget the love I got from them,” Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said in a tweet.
चाय बागान के श्रमिकों का जीवन सच्चाई एवं सादगी से भरा हुआ है एवं उनका श्रम देश के लिए बहुमूल्य है।
आज उनके संग बैठकर उनके कामकाज, घर परिवार का हालचाल जाना और उनके जीवन की कठिनाइयों को महसूस किया।
उनसे मिला प्रेम और ये आत्मीयता नहीं भूलूँगी pic.twitter.com/i99byrBtXn
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) March 2, 2021