Sonia Gandhi rally in Varanasi tomorrow

Kicking off her poll campaign for the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, Congress president Sonia Gandhi will hold a roadshow in the city on August 2.

Thousands of supporters and party workers are likely to participate in Mrs Gandhi’s roadshow which would cover nearly 8 km distance, passing through the busy and narrow lanes of the city, Congress district unit president Prajanath Sharma said.

She would also garland statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and Sardar Patel falling enroute, he said.

At the Englishiyaline, Mrs Gandhi is expected to make a five minute speech and also garland the statue of Pandit Kamla Pati Tripati, a former UP chief minister and Union minister, Mr Sharma said.

UP CM candidate Sheila Dikshit will also be present.