Rahul Gandhi likely to celebrate New Year abroad

NEW DELHI: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has left for London on a private visit.

Unlike his trips in the recent past, Rahul has refrained from tweeting his year-end travel plans this time.

According to sources, Rahul left for London on Wednesday and is likely to ring in the New Year abroad. His trip, a source indicated on Friday, may last a week at least.

When reached by TOI, Congress however denied that Rahul was abroad, though leaders did concede that he may travel after New Year.

Rahul's latest trip comes after an intense period which saw him accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of personal corruption, and happens to coincide with political turmoil in UP due to infighting within the ruling Samajwadi Party and the Modi government's demonetisation.

On December 28 last year, before travelling abroad for New Year celebrations, the Gandhi scion had tweeted via his official handle @OfficeofRG: "I will be travelling to Europe for a few days. A very Happy New Year to everyone."