Robert Vadra shares heartfelt message for wife Priyanka Gandhi on Lucknow roadshow

NEW DELHI: As Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hit the campaign trail in battleground Uttar Pradesh with a roadshow in Lucknow, her husband Robert Vadra posted a heartfelt message for her saying she was a "perfect wife" and "the best mother" to their children and now the time had come to hand her to the people of India. "Please keep her safe," Vadra said, doffing his hat to his "best friend" over the years and warning her against the prevailing "vindictive and vicious" political atmosphere. Vadra's emotive Facebook post came as Priyanka Gandhi and Jyotiraditya Scindia, who took charge as AICC general secretary UP east and UP west, respectively, last week,  participated in a road show in Lucknow on Monday along with Congress president Rahul Gandhi. "My Best wishes to you P, on your new journey of working in Uttar Pradesh and serving the people of India. You have been my best friend, a perfect wife, and the best mother to our children," Vadra said. "There is a very vindictive and vicious political atmosphere... But I know, it's her duty to serve the people and now we hand her to the people of India. Please keep her safe," said Vadra, the brother-in-law of the Congress president. Priyanka Gandhi married Vadra in 1997. The couple has two children.