Rahul Gandhi’s New Year would arrive a bit late than rest of the Indians. Here’s why
Dec 31, 2016, 17:34 IST
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Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to wish you all a good year ahead. Along with it he also announced that he would be touring Europe during the new year.According to sources, Rahul left for London on Wednesday and will stay for the New Year there. His trip, a source indicated on Friday, may last a week at least.
Rahul's latest trip comes after an intense period which saw him accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of personal corruption, and happens to coincide with political turmoil in UP due to infighting within the ruling Samajwadi Party and the Modi government's demonetisation.
The prior intimation of his foreign trips on social media followed the controversy that broke out after his two visits abroad last year. While his trip to South Asian nations lasting two months, which led to his absence from the first leg of the 2015 Budget session of Parliament, invited much criticism and ridicule from political opponents, his trip to Aspen in September 2015 to attend a conference fell into controversy as it was timed in the midst of Bihar assembly poll campaign. He had then sought to clear the air by tweeting pictures of him attending the Aspen conference.
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Congress, on the other hand, is expected to shield Rahul yet again, saying that he is entitled, just like any other citizen, to a vacation.