Published 21:58 IST, November 19th 2019
Question listed but MP missing, Lok Sabha Speaker notes Rahul Gandhi's absence
On Tuesday, Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla took notice of former Congress president and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi’s absence from the House during Question Hour.
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On Tuesday, Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla took tice of former Congress president and Wayan MP Rahul Gandhi’s absence from House. Birla stated that he wanted to give Gandhi a chance to speak as his question was listed for Question Hour. reafter, he asked Congress MP K Suresh to move to his designated seat. Listed against name of Gandhi, Question 28 pertained to Prhan Mantri Gram Sak Yojana for Kerala.
Birla opined, "His (Rahul Gandhi's) question was listed for Question Hour and I wanted to give him a chance h he been present.”
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Meditational visit
Congress communications-in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala h anunced on October 30 that Rahul Gandhi h gone abro on a 'meditational visit'. He ded that Gandhi undertook such trips from time-to-time. Furrmore, Surjewala informed media that former Congress president would t be a part of party’s planned protests.
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Rahul Gandhi stays away from key meetings
Fissures have been reported in Congress party since its longest-serving president Sonia Gandhi’s son Rahul Gandhi assumed charge in December 2017. A series of defeats in state elections combined with disastrous performance of Congress in 2019 General elections led to Rahul Gandhi anuncing his decision to step down. After attempts to persue him to take back his resignation failed, Sonia Gandhi assumed interim charge in August. This was followed by two developments. First, Rahul Gandhi has stayed away from many important meetings, including candidate selection for recently held Assembly elections and bypolls in several states. or change has been that his mor has reversed key decisions taken by him such as replacing Ashok Tanwar with Bhupinder Singh Hooda in Haryana.
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19:33 IST, November 19th 2019