Rahul Gandhi leaves for Norway, to skip Lalu’s rally

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday left for the Norwegian capital Oslo, where he will meet political and business leaders, and will skip ally Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad’s Opposition rally in Patna on Sunday.

“On the invitation of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will be travelling to Oslo for a few days,” he said on Twitter.

“Looking forward to



meeting and exchanging ideas with political and business leaders and research institutions.”

Mr. Gandhi will miss the RJD chief ’s show of strength in Patna on Sunday, which Congress president Sonia Gandhi is also unlikely to attend.

The Congress will be represented at the event by Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, party sources said.