Rahul extends leave, to skip crucial vote on land bill today

March 10, 2015 16:16

NDTV reports: Rahul Gandhi, whose Congress party had announced that he would be back in Delhi by today, has extended his "leave of absence" and will now return only by the end of this week, sources said.

He will not even be there to add to his party's numbers when the Lok Sabha votes on the land acquisition bill this evening.

Rahul's absence from the crucial Budget session stoked a controversy.

Amid criticism, the Congress had announced last month when it expected its vice president back, but did not share where he was.

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