New Delhi, August 4: Congress President Sonia Gandhi has undergone surgery in the US. The surgery has been successful and Sonia will be in the US for two to three weeks following the same.
Congress General Secretary Janardhan Dwivedi confirmed this.
“On the advise of her doctors, she has travelled abroad and she is likely to be away for two-three weeks,” Dwivedi said.
Replying to questions, he said, “We have just got information that the surgery is successful and her condition is satisfactory”.
Gandhi constituted a group comprising AK Antony, Rahul Gandhi, Ahmed Patel and Janardhan Dwivedi to look after Congress party affairs in her absence.
“The group will take care of the party in my absence,” Sonia said in a statement.
Highly-placed party sources said Gandhi left India on Wednesday and will be away for two-three weeks.
Party sources had said on July 31 that Gandhi is down with viral fever.
Because of her illness, Gandhi could not attend meeting of the Congress Core Group as also that of the Parliamentary Strategy Committee, they had said.
—Agencies