Rahul Gandhi returns to Delhi after 56-day sabbatical

NEW DELHI: Ending all speculation, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi finally returned to Delhi on Thursday after his 56-day sabbatical.

The Congress vice-president arrived here at 11.15am on a Thai Airways plane from Bangkok, PTI reported.

The plane, which was scheduled to land at 10.35am, was delayed by 40 minutes, sources said.

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi reached the 12, Tughlaq Road residence of Rahul before 11am and was soon followed by daughter Priyanka.

The Congress heir apparent has been away from work for almost about two months, with his leave announced by Congress on the day Parliament's budget session got underway on February 23.

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As the announcement of the sabbatical surprised everyone, the idea as much as its timing, Congress said Rahul wanted some time out to introspect on the recent debacles faced by Congress and to hammer out strategy for the future as also his ideas for the party conclave to be held soon.

However, Rahul's absence left the party to field questions about his location and return on a daily basis. "Every individual has a right to privacy and we must respect that. Our vice-president did not escape or disappear... His one month absence seems to have become a problem in India," AICC spokesman P C Chacko said, yet again on Wednesday .

For the Congress vice-president, the return coincides with an increasing frequency of public comments from members demanding that Sonia Gandhi continue as party chief. Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit's remarks on Tuesday followed similar views aired by former MP Sandeep Dikshit and former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh.

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A harried Congress on Wednesday sought to impose a gag order on controversial comments. "Senior members should refrain from making open comments. They should not create unnecessary controversy as interested sections want to create confusion," Chacko said, adding that any suggestion of differences between Sonia and Rahul were "completely wrong".

Rahul will attend the farmers rally in Delhi on April 19, a party protest against the land acquisition bill of the Modi government.

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