India, July 24 -- Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took the lead last week by visiting Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district, where allegedly 10 tribals were gunned down by the village headman over a land dispute. While other Opposition parties like the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) were caught napping, Priyanka went ahead with her gamble even as the police stopped her. She responded by saying that she was visiting the village only to commiserate with the affected families. Thereafter, she spent a night at the Mirzapur State guesthouse, refusing to furnish a bail bond.

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh compared her visit to Indira Gandhi's Belchi visit and tweeted, "Aap ka ye kadam Indiraji ki B...