Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday will embark on a three-day visit to the parliamentary constituencies of Amethi and Rae Bareli, which are represented by him and his mother Sonia Gandhi, respectively.
He will spend the first two days in Amethi and the last day in Rae Bareli.
Rahul will meet farmers and inaugurate a Passport Seva Kendra, a road project and a private school. Rahul will also lay the foundations of some development projects during his visit.
The Congress leader will hold a Kisaan Choupal (meeting with the farmers) in Jainabganj Mandi of Shukl Bazaar in Amethi and inaugurate a passport service centre on Monday.
He will also inaugurate the Thauri-Kotava road built under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna.
He will reach his mother's constituency of Rae Bareli on Wednesday where he will review programmes and discuss development projects.
Rahul's visit to Amethi comes two days after Union Minister Smriti Irani of the BJP visited the constituency and launched government schemes there. She attacked Rahul for the lack of development in the area. Irani has been frequently visiting Amethi since 2014 and had recently announced she would be distributing 10,000 cows, provided by a company, to poor families in Amethi.
Her visits have been interpreted as a sign she may again contest against the Congress chief from Amethi in 2019; Rahul gained a narrow victory over Irani in 2014. Amethi and Rae Bareli are the only seats the Congress holds in Uttar Pradesh as the party has faded into near-irrelevance in the state; Rahul's visits are aimed at boosting morale among Congress workers and targeting an improved performance against the BJP.