Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi left for abroad. He said it was for a “few days”, but did not specify the country he is heading to.
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi left for abroad. He said it was for a “few days”, but did not specify the country he is heading to. “Travelling out of the country for a few days on a short visit. Thanks again to all who met & wished me y’day, truly grateful for your affection!” he wrote on Twitter.
The AICC on Monday indicated that Mr Gandhi would be back within a week but remained tight-lipped on places/countries he would be touring.
Mr Gandhi had celebrated his 46th birthday on Sunday amid speculation that he could be elevated as the party chief on that day.
Mr Gandhi’s 56-day mysterious sabbatical last year had created much controversy in political circles with the ruling BJP making his absence in the midst of the Budget Session of Parliament an issue.
Party leaders have time and again said that Mr Gandhi, who was made the party vice-president in January 2013 at the CWC meeting held after the chintan shivir in Jaipur, will be elevated soon.
The Congress is passing through a difficult phase since its debacle in the May 2014 Lok Sabha polls and has faced a string of defeats in the Assembly elections, including in Assam and Kerala.
