Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be away from the national Capital for nearly a fortnightas he will embark on four-day visit to poll-bound Punjab on September 8 and thereafter leave for Bengaluru to undergo throat surgery for his chronic cough problem, said a senior Government official. The CM will take a 10-day rest there, he added.
“Te will leave for Bengaluru on September 12 and undergo surgery next day. He is expected to come back on September 22,” said the official.
In his absence, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia will look after the Chief Ministerial works.
Sisodia is also expected to visit Goa on Tuesday, where the Aam Aadmi Party is gearing up for Assembly elections next year.
last month, Kejriwal had attended a 10-day Vipassana Session at a meditation centre in Dharmasala, Himachal Pradesh from August 2 to 11. He had no access to newspapers, television and phone during the session.
In January, he had undergone a 10-day naturopathy treatment for his cough problem at Jindal Nature Cure Institute, Bengaluru. However, he will undergo throat surgery at a different health institute this time.
In 2015 too, he had undergone 12 days of naturopathy treatment at the Jindal Nature Cure Institute in Bengaluru for chronic cough and diabetes.