Lucknow, Dec 2
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi is set for a two-day tour of Uttar Pradesh from Dec 7 during which he would try and woo rural youth to join the Congress, party officials said Wednesday.
Gandhi will visit districts in central Uttar Pradesh including Lucknow, Kanpur, Ambedkarnagar and Lakhimpur Kheri and interact with students in schools and colleges.
"Rahul-ji is likely to address a gathering of students in Lucknow Dec 8 and will also meet members of the party's youth wing," Meghna Patel, a representative of the Congress youth wing in Lucknow, told reporters here.
The Amethi MP is also likely to visit the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and Lucknow University, party officials said.