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Sonia returns to Lok Sabha

       New Delhi: Congress party president Sonia Gandhi returned to the Lok Sabha on Monday after over fifty days since she resigned from the House in the wake of the Office of Profit controversy. Sonia took oath as Lok Sabha member in Hindi amidst thumping of desks by the Congress MPs. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Pranab Mukherjee and top Cabinet Ministers were present in the House along with Rahul Gandhi and other Members of Parliament. Priyanka Vadra and her husband Robert Vadra were also present in the visitor gallery. Sonia returned to the House after winning the bye-election from Rai Bareilly constituency by a record margin of over 4.17 lakh votes. She had resigned from her Lok Sabha seat on March 23, saying she did not come into public life to further her personal interests but to "serve the Indian society and secular values".