Union Minister Arun Jaitley is likely to return back from the United States, where he has been undergoing medical treatment, by this weekend, a source with knowledge of the matter said.
Jaitley, who was Finance Minister before a medical procedure led to the charge being temporarily taken away from him, missed presenting the sixth and the final Budget of the Narendra Modi Government. In his absence, the charge of the Ministry was given to Railways Minister Piyush Goyal.
Jaitley, however, has been active on social media tweeting and writing Facebook posts and had also met reporters through a video call from New York and fielded questions on the Budget. He also gave interviews on the subject.
The source said Jaitley is recovering well and is likely to be back in India by this weekend and depending on doctor’s advice, may also attend Parliament next week. “Will be back soon. I am much better now. Hopefully, will be back soon,” Jaitley had said on February 1, when asked when would he come back.
Jaitley, 66, had last month flown to New York for the treatment after being reportedly diagnosed with soft tissue cancer which required surgery. This is his first overseas visit after he underwent renal transplant surgery on May 14, 2018, at AIIMS.