PM, Sonia to address public meeting in UP on Friday

Lucknow, Apr 17 (UNI) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be back in Uttar Pradesh on Friday to address public meetings in favour of Congress candidates for the ongoing assembly elections.

This would be the Prime Minister's second visit to the state. He was in Pilibhit on Sunday to campaign for party candidates in the district.

AICC President Sonia Gandhi would also address separate public meetings on April 20 for party candidates.

While Dr Singh will address public meeting at Lakhimpur Kheri and Bahraich, Ms Gandhi would campaign for party candidates in Basti and Balrampur. This would be Ms Gandhi's third round of campaigning in the state for the ongoing elections. On Sunday, she was in Barabanki.

These districts are going to poll during the fourth phase on April 23.

Amethi MP Rahul Gandhi, meanwhile, would begin his fifth round of roadshow from Barabanki tomorrow. He would cover Barabanki, Sitapur and Lakhimpur Kheri districts tomorrow. On Thursday, he would be in Balrampur, Bahraich and Basti districts.

On Friday, the last day of his latest roadshow, Rahul would traverse through Gonda and Siddharth Nagar districts, addressing meetings along with holding 'jan sampark' or roadshows.

UNI