This was Rahul's first visit to Amethi after being named the chief of party's poll campaign committee and also after AAP leader Kumar Vishwas landed to challenge him in the polls.

LUCKNOW: Amethi had never been a problem area either for Congress or party vice-president Rahul Gandhi. But there were signs of changing times on Wednesday when the Gandhi scion was shown black flags by the volunteers of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) during a visit to his constituency. Members of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) and Jan Kalyan Samiti also joined the protest.

This was Rahul's first visit to Amethi after being named the chief of party's poll campaign committee and also after AAP leader Kumar Vishwas landed to challenge him in the polls.

Because of inclement weather, Rahul arrived morethan five hours late at 4.30pm, accompanied by sister Priyanka. They were shown black flags by AAP workers in Jais and BKU activists at Gauriganj. "The protestors relented allowed the convoy to move after the Congress vice-president assured them that their problems would be looked into," said a local Congress leader.

Brushing aside all allegations, Rahul said, "We believe in action and not in words. Various projects were executed by us, from women self-help groups to national highways and many others. But poor electric supply and bad roads come under the purview of the state government."

He accused the Akhilesh Yadav government of not using central funds. "The Centre is always willing to extend a helping hand and there is no compromise on any work undertaken," he said.

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