INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Sonia Gandhi had left for the US on September 12
(File photo)Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who had been abroad for a medical check-up, returned to India on Tuesday accompanied by her son
United States on September 12 for a routine medical check-up, sources close to her had said
major part of the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, which is likely to be curtailed after many political parties agreed to cut it short
amid a rising number of Covid-19 cases.Sonia Gandhi has returned at a time when the Opposition, including the Congress, is locked in a
standoff with the government over farm bills
On Tuesday, opposition parties staged a walkout from Rajya Sabha and decided to boycott proceedings of the House, even as the government
insisted on their apology.Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad, said they would boycott the proceedings till the suspension
of members is revoked and also demanded that the government bring another bill to ensure that no private player should buy food grains from
farmers below the MSP fixed by the government.Eight members of Rajya Sabha were on Monday suspended over their "unruly behaviour" during the
passage of the two key farm bills on Sunday.Those suspended included Rajeev Satav, Syed Nazir Hussain, Ripun Boren of the Congress
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