Rahul Gandhi has gone overseas once more, barely after a month

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has but once more left India for a ‘short personal trip’, reportedly to Italy. As the Wayanad MP is just not in India, his Punjab rally has been postponed. It is noteworthy that Gandhi’s journey to Italy has come on the time when all political events are gearing up on campaigns and rallies for the upcoming Assembly elections in 5 states scheduled for early subsequent 12 months.
Rahul Gandhi is on a short private go to. BJP and its media buddies mustn’t unfold rumors unnecessarily: Congress chief Randeep Surjewala to ANI on experiences of Rahul Gandhi touring overseas (file photograph) pic.twitter.com/qVYpnMnuEu— ANI (@ANI) December 29, 2021
ANI quoted Congress chief Randeep Surjewala, saying, “Rahul Gandhi is on a brief personal visit. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its media friends should not spread rumours unnecessarily.” Gandhi was scheduled to kick begin the marketing campaign in Punjab with the occasion rally in district Moga on January 3. The rally would most probably get postponed. Reports counsel that Congress wouldn’t begin its campaigning in Punjab earlier than Gandhi’s return to India.
Gandhi’s earlier journey was virtually a month-long
Just earlier than Diwali, Rahul Gandhi had vanished once more, reportedly to London. On November 5, it was reported that Gandhi was on a ‘long vacation’. He returned after virtually a month, simply earlier than the winter session commenced within the Parliament. At that point, BJP took a dig at Gandhi and questioned his journey to London.
Gandhi is commonly seen as a full-time traveller than a politician. In December 2020, he left for Italy on the 136th basis day of his occasion. His occasion leaders couldn’t decide on one clarification and additional made themselves a goal for opposition and media. In October 2019, fifteen days earlier than the meeting elections in Haryana and Maharashtra, Gandhi had left, reportedly for Bangkok.
Interestingly, Gandhi additionally has a historical past of skipping essential occasion occasions. In November 2019, Congress had deliberate as many as 35 press conferences throughout the nation towards union govt’s insurance policies, however Gandhi, who allegedly gave instructions for the press conferences, skipped them himself.
In May 2019, earlier than the counting of votes of the parliamentary elections, Rahul Gandhi skipped an essential assembly held by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi during which they’d deliberate to determine on a PM candidate and flew to London for a vacation. From lacking out on funds periods in 2018 to vanishing for journeys to Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam in 2015, the Congress chief appears extra interested by travelling than displaying assist to his occasion. Not to overlook, he had a historical past of skipping SPG safety for his overseas visits that led to revoking the safety by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
It is notable right here that Rahul Gandhi’s overseas visits are all the time shrouded in thriller. He by no means shares the information of travelling overseas within the media or by no means even shares footage from his quite a few overseas journeys. While the occasion equipment is busy prepping him because the PM candidate and occasion president, his frequent ‘vanishing acts’ increase solely suspicion and speculations on the minds of individuals.