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Arun Jaitley indicates won't be back in India to reply to Budget debate

Jaitley had last month flown for treatment of an unstated illness. Neither he nor the government has commented on the nature of his illness.

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Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said his medical treatment at a US hospital is all over but hinted that he may not return to India in time to reply to the debate on Interim Budget in Parliament.  Jaitley, 66, had missed presenting the sixth and final budget of the Narendra Modi government's present term as he had to fly to the US due to ill health.

In his absence, the charge of the finance ministry was given to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, who on February 1 presented the Interim Budget for 2019-20 financial year.  Jaitley had on the Budget day stated that he would be back in India soon.

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