Gandhi's Family Biggest star Politics & Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will file his nomination for the Amethi Lok Sabha seat in Sultanpur tomorrow. However, his mother and Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi will file her paper for the Rae Bareli seat on April 6.
Rahul, who arrived in Sultanpur on Friday evening, came in a cavalcade and was mobbed by enthusiastic party workers on the way to the district court where the nomination papers were filed.
On both the occasions, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, her husband Robert and Uttar Pradesh
Congress President Rita Bahuguna Joshi would be present, said state Congress spokesperson Akhilesh Pratap Singh here today.
He said Mr Gandhi will file his nomination at around 1100 hrs tomorrow at Sultanpur Collectorate, while Ms Gandhi would file her paper at 1100 hrs in Rae Bareli Collectorate.
However, there would be no public meeting in both Sultanpur and Rae Bareli after the process though Mr Gandhi and Ms Gandhi could speak to the media.
The Amethi constituency goes to polls on April 23 and Rae Bareli on April 30. Raising slogans hailing both Rahul and Sonia Gandhi, party workers showered them with rose petals and waved Congress flags. They were also carrying placards with pictures of Rahul Gandhi.
Both Sonia and Rahul later boarded an open jeep and greeted people on the way to the district court. Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi, CLP leader Pramod Tiwari, Capt. Satish Sharma and Sultanpur Congress candidate Sanjay Singh were also present during the filing of the nomination papers.
Rahul is seeking election from Amethi for the second time. He had won from here in 2004. The constituency was also represented by his father Rajiv Gandhi several times.
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