New Delhi, March 1: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi has broken his right leg while exercising in Delhi recently, reports Indian Express.The injury has forced him to skip the Budget presentation on Monday.
Doctors diagnosed the fracture on Sunday after conducting an X-ray on his right leg. A plaster cast has now been applied to hold the broken leg in place and to immobilise the bone for faster healing. Doctors have advised Rahul to undergo complete bed rest till he recovers fully, an aide said.
Rahul would be out of action for the next four weeks in view of the 'seriousness' of the injury, the source further added.Media reports had earlier suggested that the Gandhi scion had injured his leg while taking part in adventure sports in Kodagu (Coorg), a hill station in Karnataka, where he was holidaying with his friends from February 16 to 20.
He was reported to have treated at a private hospital at Ammathi in the same district.Sources said that, initially, he chose to bear the pain and, as a result, the injury possibly aggravated.Rahul's accident comes after a hectic trip across UP, Maharashtra and the North-East.
He had plans to go to Sikkim but could not do so because of inclement weather. He was, in fact, slated for more travel in March but the injury is set to impact his schedule.
While details about the nature of his injury were not known, sources said, it was “serious” enough for the doctor to put the entire leg in a cast and advise him complete medical rest.Incidentally, brisk walking has been Rahul's preferred way of moving around in villages rather than addressing gatherings.
But a fit Rahul was present in the Lok Sabha on Friday when railways minister Mamataa Banerjee presented her Railway Budget for 2011-12.He was seen engaged in some serious discussions with other young leaders of the party.
