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Are politicians entitled to any time off?

Hindustan Times | BySeema Goswami
Jul 01, 2017 10:29 PM IST

Are they allowed to go on vacation, attend to family matters, recharge their batteries or just chill?

Poor old Rahul Gandhi. The chap simply can’t catch a break. Actually, scratch that. The man does take breaks. And entirely too many, judged by the sanctimonious chorus of protest that always breaks out whenever he heads abroad for some time off.

All of us need to get away from our quotidian lives so that we can come back re-energised, recharged and rejuvenated(Getty images)
All of us need to get away from our quotidian lives so that we can come back re-energised, recharged and rejuvenated(Getty images)
Rahul Gandhi gets flak from critics every time he goes on vacation, while Narendra Modi has taken not a single day off ever since he became PM three years ago. US President Donald Trump, who criticised Obama for spending too much time on the golf course when he was in office, is now ridiculed for playing too much golf himself
Rahul Gandhi gets flak from critics every time he goes on vacation, while Narendra Modi has taken not a single day off ever since he became PM three years ago. US President Donald Trump, who criticised Obama for spending too much time on the golf course when he was in office, is now ridiculed for playing too much golf himself
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