Priyanka Gandhi meets flood victims, workers in Nilambur
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra visited Nilambur to meet with flood victims and local workers. She addressed concerns regarding the replacement of the rural employment guarantee scheme and the economic struggles of autorickshaw drivers.
Why it matters
The visit underscores the political tension surrounding rural employment schemes and the economic challenges faced by informal sector workers in disaster-prone regions.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, MP, met flood victims, rural workers, and autorickshaw workers during her visit to the Nilambur region on Wednesday (September 23, 2026).
She visited the house of Sajita, one of the six persons who died in the Kottapuzha flash flood at T.K. Colony, Amarambalam, on Sunday (September 20, 2026).
Ms. Vadra met Sajita’s relatives at Appankappu settlement at Pothukallu and enquired about their needs. She assured the family that she would take up their concerns and extend support.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, MP, hugging one of the VB-G RAM G workers during her visit to Kurumbalangode, Chungathara, on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: SAKEER HUSSAIN
She later met workers under the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (VB-G RAM G) at Kurumbalangode, Chungathara. The workers spoke about the difficulties they faced after the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme was replaced by the new scheme.
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