Meanwhile, father-son head home for support

Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee chief Bulaki Das Kalla and his predecessor Narayan Singh (a protege of Natwar Singh) are also scheduled to be present with the foreign minister and his son at these functions.

Though there were apprehensions that Natwar may skip the tour, planned a few days ago, to stay put in Delhi where the political scene is changing rapidly, sources in the Bharatpur district administration said Jagat had made several calls on Friday evening to confirm the programme and take stock of the preparations.

Natwar Singh will kick off his tour by inaugurating a school in Nithari village of Laxmangarh, his son’s constituency.

This would be followed by a function in Bhandoti village, where he would unveil the statue of a martyr, before inaugurating another school in Maujpur village.

Natwar would, however, get the opportunity to flex his political muscle only in his own constituency Bharatpur, where he is slotted as the star speaker at a protest rally organised by the PCC in Kaman. The protest rally was announced by the PCC a few days ago in Kaman against the policies of the state government.

‘‘Speakers at the rally will talk only about the anti-people policies of the (Vasundhara) Raje Government,’’ a spokesperson for the Congress said, indicating that Natwar and Jagat are unlikely to talk about the Volcker report.