NEW DELHI: Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi shifted to Jaipur for the following few days to keep away from the extreme air pollution in Delhi on the recommendation of her physician and relations, folks aware of the matter mentioned.

Gandhi, who was accompanied by her son Rahul Gandhi, reached Jaipur late on Tuesday night. A Congress spokesperson mentioned Sonia Gandhi was anticipated to remain in Rajasthan for 4 to 5 days.

Rahul Gandhi will depart for Delhi on Wednesday morning earlier than heading for poll-bound Chhattisgarh on Wednesday. He will return on November 16 for election rallies in Rajasthan, the spokesperson mentioned.

AICC basic secretary, organisation, KC Venugopal, who travelled with the Gandhis on Tuesday, mentioned: “She has come to Jaipur due to air pollution in Delhi.”

A senior get together chief mentioned the previous Congress president’s Jaipur go to “will strictly be a personal one”.

“This is not the first time she left Delhi to avoid pollution. She has asthma-related issues and tries to avoid pollution. In 2020, Gandhi went to Goa for weeks when there was severe pollution in Delhi,” mentioned a pacesetter.

She determined to shift to Rajasthan in opposition to the backdrop of a drop within the air high quality within the nationwide Capital. The 24-hour common air high quality index on Tuesday stood at 397 as in comparison with 358 on Monday and 218 on Sunday. The comparative AQI determine for Jaipur on Tuesday was 264.

Party leaders mentioned it was unlikely that the veteran chief would actively take part within the Rajasthan election marketing campaign, mentioned the primary chief. Over the previous few years, she has drastically reduce down on ballot campaigns however has remained a key determine in strategising for the get together.

Gandhi, who has represented Rae Bareli within the Lok Sabha since 2004, is the one Congress MP from Uttar Pradesh.