Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. (PTI)
The Gandhis are expected to be absent for about fifteen days, missing more than half of the Monsoon Session that begins on September 14.
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- Last update: September 12, 2020 11:14 PM IST
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Congress President Sonia Gandhi left for the United States on Saturday for a routine medical checkup, sources close to her said. Gandhi, 73, is expected to be absent for about a fortnight and will miss more than half of the monsoon parliament session that begins on September 14.
Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi will accompany her on the trip, party spokesman Randeep Singh Surjewala said in a tweet.
President of Congress, Smt. Sonia Gandhi travels onward today for routine follow-up and a medical check-up, which was postponed due to the pandemic. She is accompanied by Sh. Rahul Gandhi, we take this opportunity to thank everyone for your concern and good wishes.
– Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) September 12, 2020
Sonia Gandhi’s medical check-up was delayed and delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Surjewala said. Sources said he left early on Saturday and would return in the last week of September. He had approved the organizational restructuring of the Congress Party before leaving for his medical check-up.
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