Priyanka Chaturvedi, who sent her resignation to Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday evening, on Friday joined the Shiv Sena in the presence of its chief Uddhav Thackeray. Ms Chaturvedi claimed that it was a battle of self-pride for her and alleged that safety, dignity and empowerment of women promoted by the Congress was not reflected in actions of some of its members. It was a battle of self-pride for me and did not want to let down all those women for whom I spoke,” Ms Chaturvedi said at a press conference she held along with Mr. Thackeray at the latter’s residence, Matoshree, in suburban Mumbai. Ms Chaturvedi, who hails from Mumbai, was seeking a ticket from the Congress to contest the present general election either from Mumbai Nort-West or from Mumbai North. “When I decided to come back and work where my roots are, the only name came to my mind was of the Shiv Sena.

Source: The Hindu April 19, 2019 10:30 UTC