WATCH: In Assam, Priyanka Gandhi spends time with tea garden workers, seen plucking tea leaves

New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is on a two-day visit to poll-bound Assam. Spending time in Sadharu tea estate in Biswanath, Priyanka Gandhi interacted with tea garden workers and was also seen plucking tea leaves.

Photos and videos of Priyanka picking up a basket and trying her hand at plucking leaves was shared on Twitter.

Smt. @priyankagandhi sits amongst brothers & sisters of the Sadhuru tea garden, Assam to understand their worries & apprehensions, their hopes & aspirations.#AssamWithPriyankaGandhi pic.twitter.com/Qa84xW5tB9

— Congress (@INCIndia) March 2, 2021

Sharing her experience, Priyanka Gandhi wrote on Twitter in Hindi, “The life of tea garden workers is full of truth and simplicity and their labor is valuable for the country. Today, I got to know about their work and families and the understood the struggles of their work. I will not forget the love and intimacy I got from them.”

Smt. @priyankagandhi learns the intricacies of tea leaf plucking directly from the women tea workers at Sadhuru tea garden, Assam.#AssamWithPriyankaGandhi pic.twitter.com/605Kuah2UL

— Congress (@INCIndia) March 2, 2021

This comes just a few days after a video of her brother Rahul Gandhi swimming in the Indian Ocean with farmers in Tamil Nadu went viral.

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

In an ANI video, the Congress leader could be seen taking instructions from workers of the Sadhuru tea garden on how to pluck tea leaves.

#WATCH Assam: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra plucks tea leaves with other workers at Sadhuru tea garden, Biswanath. pic.twitter.com/8jpQD8IHma

— ANI (@ANI) March 2, 2021

Gandhi is on a two-day visit to launch the Congress’s campaign for the three-phased assembly elections in the state that begins on March 27. She has been seen taking an active part in local customs and traditions during her stay.

असम: प्रियंका गांधी ने गृहणियों का हाल जाना, बच्चे को गोद में खिलाया @INCAssam @priyankagandhi @INCIndia #PriyankaGandhi

Updates – https://t.co/LzgPoyjKYg pic.twitter.com/I7je7PdZ5I

— Newsroom Post (@NewsroomPostCom) March 2, 2021

On Monday, the Congress general secretary was seen performing a traditional ‘Jhumur’ dance with several young women in the state’s Lakhimpur.

Smt. @priyankagandhi participates in ‘Jhumur’ dance alongside sisters & brothers of the tea tribes in Lakhimpur, Assam.#PriyankaGandhiWithAssam pic.twitter.com/5xMycbiIYz

— Congress (@INCIndia) March 1, 2021