Congress President Sonia Gandhi will travel out of the country for a routine medical check-up that could not be performed earlier due to the current pandemic situation, party officials said on Saturday.
The president of Congress will be accompanied by her son and party leader Rahul Gandhi.
President of Congress, Smt. Sonia Gandhi travels onward today for a routine follow-up and 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 their concern and good wishes.
– Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) September 12, 2020
Both opposition leaders will fail the next monsoon session in parliament that begins on Monday of next week.
HT had reported that many high-ranking lawmakers are likely not to appear at the long-awaited monsoon session of Parliament, due to fear of exposing themselves to the coronavirus disease despite the efforts of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha authorities to ensure a secure session.
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The list includes high-level political leaders who have been advised to exercise caution during the ongoing Covid-19 disease outbreak.
Former prime minister and congressional leader Manmohan Singh is likely to attend the inaugural session of parliament, but is expected to skip the rest of the session on the advice of his doctors. Doctors have strictly asked the 87-year-old political leader not to leave home.
Another congressional leader and former defense minister, AK Antony, 79, may not attend the House every day, but he does on some days, HT reported.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has also said that some of her party’s top leaders, who are elderly or ill, will skip the next session of parliament.
The ongoing pandemic has raised concern among the leaders of all parties that have decided to bypass parliament. Two days before the session begins, India reported the world’s highest number of recorded Covid-19 cases (97,570) in a 24-hour span. India reported another 1,201 deaths on Saturday, bringing the total deaths to 77,472, the third highest in the world.
Lok Sabha President Om Birla and Rajya Sabha President Venkaiah Naidu have personally overseen all preparations to implement the Covid-19 security protocols. On Thursday, Birla spent a few minutes in the Lok Sabha gallery to monitor how MPs will participate in the proceedings.
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