Fireworks expected as Rahul, Smriti converge in Amethi tomorrow

January 03, 2019 10:57

The political atmosphere in Amethi, the Lok Sabha constituency of Rahul Gandhi, is expected to be charged tomorrow when the Congress president and Union Minister Smriti Irani descend there on the same day.

Irani had unsuccessfully contested against Gandhi in Amethi in the last Lok Sabha polls but she been nurturing the constituency in the expectation of taking on the Gandhi scion again in the next elections.

Gandhi will be in Amethi for two days from tomorrow during which he will be attending various programmes of the party.

Irani, Minister for Textiles, will be in Amethi for a day tomorrow to participate in a blanket distribution programme.

The two have been engaged in face-offs over development of Amethi, with Irani maintaining that the constituency had suffered despite Gandhi family representing in the Lok Sabha for decades. -- ANI

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