Raebareli : Rahul Gandhi Rae Bareli visit commenced on Wednesday, marking his first trip to the constituency since April 29, following his victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
The Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha and Rae Bareli MP landed in Lucknow earlier in the day, where he was greeted by Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai, legislature party leader Aradhana Mishra, and other senior party leaders. Gandhi then travelled to Rae Bareli by road.
Ahead of his arrival, Ajay Rai told IANS, “Our leader, Rahul Gandhi, is coming to meet his party workers and his Rae Bareli family. He is on a two-day visit, during which he is scheduled to participate in various events.”
Gandhi’s itinerary blends political engagements with public outreach programs. On Wednesday, he will interact with booth presidents from the Harchandpur Assembly constituency at Batohi Resort in Didauli and attend a Prajapati Mahasabha function near Pragatipuram Colony on the Lucknow-Prayagraj Highway.
He is also scheduled to inaugurate Emperor Ashoka’s pillar at Gora Bazar in Rae Bareli city and participate in a sapling plantation drive at Amar Shaheed Veera Pasi Van Gram in Mulihamau village of the Rahi block. Later, he will meet booth-level workers from the Unchahar Assembly segment at Batohi Resort.
On Thursday, the second day of his visit, Gandhi will meet local residents and representatives at NTPC Unchahar and preside over the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meeting at Bachat Bhawan to review development projects and welfare schemes across Rae Bareli.
Meanwhile, UP Minister of State (Independent Charge) Dinesh Pratap Singh staged a sit-in with several BJP workers, protesting Gandhi’s visit and raising slogans against him.
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