Rahul Gandhi likely to visit UP from January 19

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will be on a two-days visit to Uttar Pradesh from January 19. The MP from Rae Bareli may appear in the court in Sultanpur on January 19 in a defamation case related to Union Home minister Amit Shah.

On January 6 last, the special court had instructed Rahul Gandhi to appear in person to despose before the court on the day.

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According to Congress sources here on Saturday, Gandhi will arrive in Lucknow by a flight and from the Lucknow airport will travel to Sultanpur by road. The Congress leader will then proceed to Rae Bareli and hold a MNREGA chaupal in a villageo and interact with the party workers. After taking a night halt the next day, he will inaugurate the Rae Bareli premier cricket league ,season-6 at 1030 hours and thereafter will leave for Delhi .

UP Congress leaders held a meeting today to plan a strategy for a grand welcome of Rahul Gandhi at the Lucknow airport.

The eight-year-old case has been filed by BJP leader Vijay Mishra on Rahul Gandhi’s comments on Amit Shah during the Karnataka assembly election campaign.