Sonia undergoes surgery in US

UPA, Congress, NAC to remain headless for three weeks

GN Bureau | August 4, 2011



Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has undergone a surgery in the US.

She was not well, and was absent in parliament, but now sources say she  has been in the US and has been operated upon. She is expected to return only in mid-September.

She has entrusted the running of day-to-day affairs of AICC to AK Antony, Rahul Gandhi, Ahmed Patel and Janardhan Diwedi.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday spoke to her and wished speedy recovery.

With her absence, NAC, UPA, Congress Core Committee and a number of trusts and foundations will remain headless for a while as nobody has been named to lead them in her absence.
 
Gandhi also holds six more top posts, as head of Nehru Memorial, Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, Anand Bhavan and Swaraj Bhavan.
 
On the political side, the UPA II was to take a call on Telangana and appointment of several governors apart from devising strategies for five state assembly elections, especially in Uttar Pradesh. All that will have to wait.
 
In the past seven years, Gandhi positioned herself in such a way that nothing moved without her nod. The real heat will now be felt by the prime minister in particular.

Comments

 

Other News

Mumbai’s missing affordable homes

Mumbai’s real estate market keeps growing, yet homeownership remains out of reach for much of its population. Three experts – urban researcher Hussain Indorewala, urban planner Vidyadhar Phatak and developer Kamlesh Thakur of NAREDCO Maharashtra, agree that simply constructing more apartments

Rubio denies US foreknowledge of Starlink restrictions in Ukraine

US secretary of state Marco Rubio has said he was unfamiliar with the Wall Street Journal report suggesting Elon Musk had decided to throttle Starlink services in Ukraine, but rejected claims that Washington had ordered the restrictions to pressure Kyiv.   “There was no

Can AI change India’s breast cancer story?

Breast cancer has become a public-health challenge in India. The greatest opportunity is to find cancers earlier. Artificial intelligence (AI) is opening a new era in breast cancer detection. AI systems can analyse mammograms and other breast-imaging studies, identify subtle abnormalities and assist radi

Farm stability in the time of climate change

Indian agriculture is experiencing significant climate volatility, while the world economy seems to be in a highly volatile situation. Economic indices from various countries show that they need to recalibrate their strategies to withstand economic headwinds. In such a challenging situation, a country li

El Niño threatens India’s Rabi crops

India’s southwest monsoon ended with a 13% rainfall deficit in 2026, its weakest performance in a decade, raising concerns over agricultural production, water security and the upcoming rabi season. With El Niño expected to persist into early 2027, experts warn that declining soil moisture, dep

Regulating the data advantage: India’s new e-Commerce framework

For over a decade, India’s e-commerce story has rested on a simple premise: platforms connect buyers and sellers, while data fuels efficiency, personalisation, and scale. However, as the market matured, its structure has revealed a growing imbalance. E-commerce platforms, especially marketplace ent

Upcoming Conferences



-->

Archives

Current Issue

Opinion

Facebook Twitter Google Plus Linkedin Subscribe Newsletter

Twitter