With an aim to reaching out to masses Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is expected to hold a padyatra in Uttar Pradesh on February 28 while Congress president Sonia Gandhi would be visiting her parliamentary constituency of Rae Bareli for two days from Monday.
According to party sources here Rahul Gandhi would take a padyatra from Devasharif shrine in the adjoining Barabanki district on February 28. The Congress vice-president would have one-to-one interaction with people during this Yatra.
A meeting was held between UP Congress president Nirmal Khatri and Barabanki Congress MP P l Punia at the state party headquarters here on Sunday and believed to have discussed about route Rahul is likely to take during Yatra.
Both Khatri and Punia along with other senior leaders in the evening went to Devasharif to chalk out the padyatra programme. Earlier Khatri and other senior Congress leaders held a padyatra at Devasharif after he assumed the charge of the chief of the state congress.
Meanwhile, Congress president Sonia Gandhi will pay a two-day visit to Rae Bareli from Monday. She will reach Fhursatganj airport at 1630 hours and will hold meetings with Congress leaders at guest house.
After the night stay, Ms Gandhi will hold Janata Durbar next morning at the guest house and later will go for surprise inspection of the developmental works in her constituency. She is expected to return to New Delhi from Fhursatganj airport in the evening.