Rahul will come back soon: Sonia Gandhi

Speaking to reporters, she said: "When Rahul will come back, and he will come back soon then he will come here (Amethi)."

"I am here on behalf of Rahul, Priyanka and my family. It does not matter if it is Amethi or Raebareli, both are our constituencies. I used to work here. It feels like home," she said.

Sonia Gandhi visited Rahul Gandhi's Amethi and her constituency Rae Bareli on Saturday.

Sonia Gandhi made the remarks at a time when recently taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi's month long sabbatical, posters have been put up in the state of Uttar Pradesh declaring the Congress Vice President 'missing'.

The posters are also announcing a reward for finding the Congress MP.

The posters in Gandhi's own constituency Amethi are titled "Amethi Without a Leader", and use a Hindi film song to convey their message - "Jaane woh Kaunsa desh , Jahan tum chale Gaye (who knows where you have gone)."

The posters also list a series of problems in Amethi, including bad roads and poor health services.

They are signed off by anonymous "people of Amethi."

The Congress party has already defended Rahul's leave of absence.

In fact, at least twice, Congress leaders shared his date of return but later declared that he has extended his "leave of absence."

The party now says he will return by the end of March, media reports said.