Lucknow, Oct 18 : Bahujan Samaj Party chief and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today withdrew her decision to cancel land allotment for the rail coach factory in Rae Bareli, which is Congress President Sonia Gandhi''s constituency.

The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet today decided to return the land for the project at Lalganj town.

The BSP chief said that 189 acres of land at Rae Bareli would be given to the Railways on lease for 90 years.

On Sunday, Mayawati had announced cancellation of land allotment, a day before Gandhi was to attend a rally for a ground-breaking ceremony.

Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh), Oct. 14 : Describing Rae Bareli as her "Karma Bhoomi" or "Realm of Action", Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday criticised Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for trying to stop her from entering her parliamentary constituency.

Mayawati had diverted Sonia Gandhi’s route to Rae Bareli, but Gandhi reached her constituency on Tuesday.

Rae Bareli, Oct 14 : Congress president Sonia Gandhi is expected to arrive here today on a day-long visit. Her visit assumes significance after her public rally, organized for today, was cancelled in the wake of Section 144 (CrPC) being in force in the district.

During her visit, Sonia will visit a health camp at Bainsawar Degree Collage in Lalganj area. Earlier, she was scheduled to address a public rally in the area.

A road show would also be organized on the occasion, said sources in party''s state unit.

Sonia Gandhi's dream railway project for her constituency was derailed by Mayawati just two days before Sonia accompanied by Railway Minister Lalu Yadav was to perform the ‘bhoomi pujan’ ceremony of the factory, on Tuesday, October 14.

The BSP government in Lucknow cancelled its order for allotment of 189.25 hectares of gram sabha land for the erection of a rail coach factory at Lalganj in Sonia Gandhi's parliamentary constituency, Rae Bareli.