Lucknow, Mar 11: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit their respective parliamentary constituencies in Uttar Pradesh over the next two days to attend official meetings, public programmes and party interactions, local leaders said.
Singh, the MP from Lucknow, will be on a two-day visit to his constituency on March 12 and 13, according to BJP leaders.
Lucknow BJP metropolitan president Anand Dwivedi said Rajnath will arrive at the city airport on Wednesday evening.
On Thursday, Singh will join Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at a programme to inaugurate a green corridor at Samatamulak Chauraha and review the stretch up to Daliganj bridge, he said.
Rajnath will also address a public gathering at Jhulelal Vatika before leaving for Delhi in the evening, Dwivedi added.
Meanwhile, Gandhi, the Congress MP from Rae Bareli, will undertake a two-day visit to Rae Bareli and the neighbouring Amethi from March 12.
Congress Rae Bareli district president Pankaj Tiwari informed that Gandhi will attend a meeting of the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) at the Rae Bareli collectorate on the first day to review ongoing development schemes and the progress made since the previous meeting.
He will later interact with party office-bearers, workers, public representatives and members of various organisations at the Bhuemau guest house, where he will stay overnight, Tiwari said.
Amethi Congress district president Pradeep Singhal said that Gandhi will arrive at the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi in Fursatganj (Amethi) and travel by road to Rae Bareli for the DISHA meeting and other engagements.
On the second day of his tour, Gandhi will meet locals and Congress workers before attending a meeting with party functionaries from Amethi, Singhal said.
