Amethi geared up for Rahul's visit tomorrow

This pocket-borough of Nehru-Gandhifamily is gearing up to welcome Rahul Gandhi, who will arrivehere tomorrow for the first time after his ascension asCongress vice president.

His two-day visit was cancelled yesterday due to badweather.

Enthusiasm of the locals about his visit could be gaugedfrom the graffiti on the walls and the Congress tricolourpainted on them.

Slogans like 'yuvaon ne thana hai, Rahul ko PM bananahai' (Youth have resolved to make Rahul the Prime Minister),'Yuvaon me hai nayi umang, aao chalo Rahul ke sang' (Youthhave new enthusiasm, let us support Rahul) have come up on thewalls in the constituency.

After his arrival at the Fursatganj airport, Rahul wouldhold a roadshow and inaugurate projects worth Rs 3 crores inTiloi area, his representative Chandrakant Dubey said today.

On the second day of his visit on Friday, he is scheduledto hold meetings with party workers and office-bearers inBhetya area before leaving for Delhi.

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