Wayanad, Oct 23 : Congress candidate from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency Priyanka Gandhi on Wednesday said that she had embarked on a “new journey and you are my guides.”

Priyanka Gandhi said this while giving her debut speech as a candidate, minutes before she filed her papers as the Congress nominee from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat.

“This is a new journey for me and you are my guides. For me it’s my responsibility too. You are the symbol of trust between my family and you. I have been a mother of two children before entering politics. The one thing I want my children to know is the difficulties I faced. I was there with them whenever they needed me.

“You are also my family and I want you to know the same. I am there to fight for you and I will fight your battles and will not let you down. I thank you from the core of my heart for accepting me as the UDF candidate,” said Priyanka Gandhi in her speech which was greeted by a roar.

A massive crowd was waiting for her, former Congress Presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi at the venue of the public meeting from early morning.

Priyanka Gandhi dressed in a blue saree was eloquent as always and traced her political journey.

“I campaigned for the first time when I was 17-years-old, for my father in 1989 and since then I have done it for my mother and brother,” she said.

As she said this, a commotion broke out when Sonia Gandhi arrived on the dais and it took a while for things to settle down as this was her first visit to the state after a decade.

After a pause, Priyanka Gandhi said, “This is the first time she is campaigning for me. It’s a very different feeling. I am deeply grateful to the Congress President for making me the UDF candidate. It’s my honour to represent you, if you give me the chance.”