New Delhi/Bhopal, April 2
The BJP on Thursday
took a dig at Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi wondering when he
will return but Congress chief Sonia Gandhi asserted that he will soon
be back among the people.
BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain on
Thursday took a jibe at Rahul Gandhi, wondering if he was really set to
return and attend the April 19 rally of his party against the new land
acquisition law.
"We do not know if reports about the date are true...Is his vacation finally over," asked Hussain.
Sonia Gandhi however asserted that Rahul Gandhi will come back soon.
"He
will come back soon and will be among people," she said to questions on
her son's return after her visit to Neemuch in Madhya Pradesh to meet
farmers whose crops have been damaged in the recent untimely rains.
Rahul
Gandhi had gone on "leave of absence" ahead of the budget session of
parliament and there has been recurring speculation about the date of
his return.
The party had initially said that he had gone on two weeks' leave but the period has extended to over a month now.
Senior
party leader Digvijaya Singh had indicated earlier this week that Rahul
Gandhi is likely to attend a farmers' rally being held by the party in
the capital on on April 19.
Noting the rally will be attended by
all senior leaders, he told IANS that "when I say senior leaders, it
includes Rahul Gandhi as well.
The Congress meanwhile said it had no specific information of Rahul Gandhi's date of return.
"I have no official intimation in this regard," party spokesperson Meem Afzal said.Bengaluru, April 2
The BJP on Thursday took a
jibe at Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, wondering if he was really
set to return and attend an April 19 rally against the land acquisition
legislation.
Asked about Gandhi, who is expected to come back
from his sabbatical and address a rally against the government's land
acquisition bill, party spokesman Syed Shahnawaz Hussain said: "Are you
serious? Is he coming back?"
"We do not know if reports about the
date are true. No Congress spokesperson has made any statement to this
effect, this is what you (media) are saying," he said.
"Is his vacation finally over," asked Hussain.
Ahead
of the first phase of the budget session of parliament, Rahul Gandhi
took "leave of absence" to reflect on a series of electoral defeats and
deliberate on the future course of the 130-year-old party.
The
BJP has criticised the Gandhi scion for remaining missing from action
during the crucial parliament session. Rahul Gandhi's whereabouts during
the leave period have not been disclosed by the Congress.
Congress
leaders have said he is likely to join back soon and will address the
proposed rally against the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and
Resettlement (Amendment) Bill, 2015.
