Priyanka Gandhi slams Modi over 'snoopgate' issue

"If we talk about women's empowerment, we need to recognise the strength of a woman, we need to talk genuinely about women empowerment, without being condescending towards women," she said.

Accusing BJP of double standard on the issue of women empowerment, Priyanka said if they are concerned about it, then they should empower them by giving reservation.

"But what have you been doing for us? This is a big issue before the voters in this election," she said.

Addressing another gathering, Priyanka said the ongoing Lok Sabha polls are a contest between two different ideologies.

She said the Congress ideology was that power should be given to the people for which rights like RTI, RTE, Right to Food and schemes for employment had been formulated.

"The idea behind these policies is that it is the people's power and people should get it. These are your rights....This is Congress' ideology," she said.

"On the other hand there is another ideology where your are being told to trust only one man, who has answers to all the questions and all power should be centred in him," she said, apparently referring to BJP and Modi.

She asked people to judge which of these ideologies would strengthen the country.

Asking the electorate to think about the future of the nation while voting, Priyanka said her party has always believed that the entire country "will move forward in unity" while on the other hand, there is a "negative communal politics" which considers one section important and "ignores" the other.

She said a culture of generosity prevails in the country and her mother who was born outside India was accepted here. She said that this culture was under threat and people should protect it.