New Delhi, March 29 -- : Journalist Supriya Shrinate, who was chosen by the Congress party to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Maharajganj in Uttar Pradesh, said that she is "honoured" to contest the polls, while noting that the skills she acquired as a journalist would help her address public grievances in a better manner.

Supriya, in a telephonic conversation with ANI, revealed that she would like to fulfill the wishes of her late father, who was a former Member of Parliament (MP) from Maharajganj.

"I am truly honoured for the opportunity presented to me by Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi. My father was an ex-MP from Maharajganj, so I have an emotional connect with this region. There were many things that he brought for th...