New Delhi, February 15: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who had passed on the charge of the Finance Ministry to Piyush Goyal for receiving the medical surgery in the United States, will resume his office on Thursday. Jaitley missed presenting the final budget of the Narendra Modi government before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Arun Jaitley Quips ‘Satyameva Jayate’ After CAG Report on Rafale Tabled in Rajya Sabha, Says Lies of ‘Mahajhootbandhan’ Stand Exposed.

In an interview to news Agency PTI in New York, Jaitley said he will return back to India after the recovery course and will depend on whether his doctors allow him. "It depends on my treatment here, which is all over. I am on the recovery course. It's when my doctors allow me to go back. As of present, as I understand, Piyush Goyal will be replying (to the Budget debate in Parliament)," he said. Arun Jaitley Pens Another Blog, Attacks Congress Over 'Revoking Triple Talaq Bill' Promise, Says Rahul Gandhi Has Repeated Rajiv Gandhi's Mistakes.

Although Jaitley was away from India, he has been active on mass communications sites, tweeting and writing Facebook posts. Yesterday, after the Pulwama attack, he had said that attack will be avenged, tweeting that "terrorists will be given unforgettable lesson for their heinous act". Some reports state that Jaitley will be attending a Cabinet Committee meeting to discuss the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.

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