Rahul Gandhi returns to Amethi after 2.5 years

LUCKNOW: In what may be termed as ghar wapsi of another kind, former Congress national president and ex-MP of Amethi will be returning to his erstwhile Parliamentary constituency after a gap of nearly 2.5 years on Saturday.
The Congress leader will be reaching the district to participate in a ‘padyatra’ organised as part of the party’s ongoing nationwide ‘Jan Jagran Abhiyan’.
Prior to this, the three-time MP from Amethi visited the constituency on July 10, 2019 to review the reasons for his defeat.
Rumours of his visit to Amethi were heard a couple of times in between. Rahul would be joining his sister and party national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi who is leading the poll campaign in Uttar Pradesh for 2022 Vidhan Sabha elections.
Vice-chairman, media department, UP Congress, Pankaj Srivastava said that the Congress had launched the ‘Jan Jagran Abhiyan’ on November 14 to expose the gross failure of the Narendra Modi led government on the economic front and make people aware of the Centre’s insensitivity in addressing issues that affect the daily life due to inflation.
“Rahul Gandhi ji is returning to Amethi after a long gap has filled the cadres with new zeal. The Congress is working hard to unite the people of India against the Modi-Yogi governments which work constantly to divert public attention from real issues,” he said.
Citing the example of price rise and inflation, Srivastava said: “At a rate of 14.22%, inflation is on its 12-year high and people from different walks of life especially women are suffering due to this.”
UP Congress officials stated that the padyatra will begin from Jagdishpur and culminate into a public meeting in Heeramau.
They also said that a day after the padyatra, Priyanka will hold a Shakti Samvad with girls from Rae Bareli.