After a hiatus of six months Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will visit his parliamentary constituency - Amethi, for three days starting Wednesday. The visit comes in the wake of a controversy when the District Magistrate had appealed to the Congress district chief to cancel Rahul’s visit citing security reasons and suggested that the Congress leader start his visit from October 6.
But the Congress leader dismissed the request saying that the DM had issued the order on the directives of BJP leaders. He alleged that the BJP was playing politics as their national president Amit Shah was slated to visit Amethi on October 10 along with Union minister Smriti Irani. As per Rahul’s programme schedule, the Congress leader will reach lucknow airport at 12 noon on October 4 and reach Kathaura village in Jagdishpur area of Amethi at 2.30 pm and hold a chaupal. later, he will visit several houses to pay condolences on the death of senior leaders and others. Thereafter he will move to Munshiganj guest house for night stay. On October 5, Gandhi will meet party workers at Munshiganj guest house between 10 and 11.30 am and later attend a ‘ samvad”( interaction) programme at Rajiv Gandhi Degree college in Mohanganj area of Tiloi at 2 pm. Around 4 pm, Rahul is scheduled to go to Salvan area to visit residents to pay condolence. Gandhi will stay for the night at Bhuamau guest house in Rae Bareli on October 5. On October 6 morning, after holding meeting with local Congress leaders Gandhi will depart for Delhi via lucknow.