Even top UP Congress leaders were unaware of the visit, as Gandhi had preferred it to be a completely quiet affair, away from the media's gaze. It is learnt that Rahul proposes to take Gates to the same village where he spent
While no one knows about the purpose of the visit, Congress sources in Lucknow claimed that Rahul had arranged a meeting between Gates and womens' self-help groups formed by him in his constituency.
The duo will take a chartered flight from New Delhi and land at the Indira Gandhi Flying Academy in Fursatganj around 1000 hrs following which they would drive down to Amethi, about 45 km away.
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