Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (File Photo) 
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Priyanka promises Rs 10 K honorarium for ASHA workers if Congress voted to power

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday accused the Uttar Pradesh government of “insulting” the work done by Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) and promised an honorarium of Rs 10,000 per month for ASHA and Anganwadi workers if her party is voted to power in the assembly polls next year.

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Taking to Twitter, she shared a purported video of an alleged “assault” by the police in Shahjahanpur on ASHA workers who wanted to meet Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with their demands.

“Every assault on the ASHA sisters by the UP government is an insult to the work done by them. My ASHA sisters have given their services diligently in coronavirus times and on other occasions. An honorarium is their right. It is the duty of the government to listen to them,” the Congress general secretary said in a tweet.

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