Sparks are set to fly in Amethi on Monday, February 19, as each Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and Union Minister Smriti Irani go to the Uttar Pradesh city forward of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra enters Amethi as we speak, coinciding with the beginning of a four-day go to by BJP’s Smriti Irani, the present MP for Amethi who defeated the Gandhi scion within the 2019 polls.
This marks solely the second event since 2019 that Gandhi and Irani shall be current in Amethi concurrently, the earlier occasion being separate marketing campaign occasions in the course of the 2022 meeting polls.
Throughout her keep, Irani plans to interact with the residents of a number of villages and take part in a house-warming ceremony on February 22, fulfilling a promise made to the citizens previous to her election victory.
Smriti Irani kicked off her Amethi tour with a go to to Tikarmafi village, the place she engaged with locals and listened to their grievances. She instructed officers to take immediate motion to resolve the problems raised.
The Union Minister’s agenda for the day consists of visiting a number of different villages throughout the Bhadar growth block.
On the opposite aspect, Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will enter Amethi on Monday. Gandhi is predicted to conduct a roadshow and a public assembly within the city, searching for to bolster help for the Congress forward of the crucial elections.
Regardless of the anticipation surrounding their visits, officers acquainted with their schedules informed information company PTI that the chance of a direct encounter between Gandhi and Irani is minimal. Each leaders have packed agendas targeted on partaking with the group and strengthening their respective political footholds within the area.
Rahul Gandhi had represented Amethi within the Lok Sabha for 15 years earlier than his defeat by Smriti Irani in a high-voltage 2019 election battle. The loss was seen as a big blow to the Congress, given Amethi’s long-standing affiliation with the Gandhi household.
(With PTI inputs)