Why is Rahul Gandhi's 'leave of absence' timed for the start of the budget session? You don't take leave when school starts surely.— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) February 23, 2015Congress. A party where the party boss goes abroad during a crisis, as far away as possible from the party to reflect on the party's future.— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) February 23, 2015Rahul G. was effectively absent from parliament. Yet when party on choppiest waters, wannabe captain jumps off with an I'll be back? Bizarre— barkha dutt (@BDUTT) February 23, 2015The Congress party needs leave of absence from Rahul Gandhi more than the other way round.— Shivam Vij (@DilliDurAst) February 23, 2015So what were all the breaks Rahul Gandhi took before this? Unofficial leave of absence? Hope he finds his Banyan tree of enlightenment.— Rahul Kanwal (@rahulkanwal) February 23, 2015Rahul Gandhi is taking leave from Congress party. This is not what we want to do during annual appraisal time.— Madhavan Narayanan (@madversity) February 23, 2015Couldn't Rahul Gandhi have gone on 'sabbatical' at end of last session? Pushing off now shows his irrelevance to Indian politics.— Siddharth (@svaradarajan) February 23, 2015Does anyone know where Rahul Gandhi is going on holid…I mean "leave of absence" to deeply contemplate the future of Congress?— Sadanand Dhume (@dhume) February 23, 2015