Rahul Gandhi visits Amethi, first time after Lok Sabha poll defeat

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday reached Amethi, his first visit after losing the parliamentary constituency to Union minister Smriti Irani in the general election.

Mr. Gandhi went to Gauriganj and visited the house of his party’s Tiloi assembly in-charge Mata Prasad Vaish, whose relative died on June 25, and paid condolences to the aggrieved family.

Later, he attended a review meeting with party office-bearers and leaders at Nirmala Devi Educational Institute in Gauriganj.

During his visit, the Gandhi scion



will meet party representatives, including booth presidents of five assembly segments — Salon, Amethi, Gauriganj, Jagdishpur and Tiloi. He is likely to visit some villages too, party district spokesperson Anil Singh said.

After Mr. Gandhi’s defeat, his representative Chandrakant Dubey and district president Yogendra Mishra have resigned.

In a historic poll battle, Ms. Irani defeated Mr. Gandhi in his bastion, which he held since 1999, by more than 52,000 votes. Mr. Gandhi is currently a Member of Parliament from Wayanad constituency in Kerala.