Bengaluru, Feb. 12 -- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi will not attend the Invest Karnataka 2025 summit in Bengaluru, which begins on Wednesday. While official communication cites their commitments in Parliament as the reason, leaders in the know indicate growing unease within the party over the event's guest lineup.

In an official statement, AICC General Secretary (communications) Jairam Ramesh confirmed their absence, attributing it to their involvement in the ongoing budget debate. "Both the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi are extremely tied up in Parliament today on account of t...