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FM Arun Jaitley unwell, to skip United Kingdom trip next week

Jaitley did not attend an event organised by International Monetary Fund in New Delhi on Wednesday

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Arun Jaitley

Arup Roychoudhury New Delhi
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s scheduled trip to the United Kingdom,  slated for next week, has been put off as he’s unwell. The FM has cancelled a number of public appearances this week and is learnt to be working from his residence.    
 
Jaitley did not attend an event organised by International Monetary Fund in New Delhi on Wednesday. He was on Tuesday appointed as the leader of the Rajya Sabha again following his re-election to the House, but he could not be present to take oath.
 
Jaitley was expected to meet UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond

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