New UP Congress chief Lallu meets Sonia, Priyanka

New Delhi: A day after assuming charge as the new Uttar Pradesh Congress chief, Ajay Kumar Lallu met party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi here on Saturday. Lallu later met Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi also.
Sonia Gandhi advised Lallu to work with zeal and involve everybody to strengthen the party at the grassroots level, a source said. She also asked him to give a chance to new people.
Sources say Priyanka Gandhi also had a feedback meeting with all the six secretaries of the state. They gave their inputs on the upcoming bypolls.
The Congress is contesting all the bypolls in the state. Many leaders have been assigned to work for the party.
The leaders apprised Priyanka about the Chinmayanand case in Shahjahanpur.
The General Secretary in-charge wanted to know about the agitation in Shahjahanpur, where the administration did not give permission for a procession earlier this month.