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Meira Kumar postpones trip to Egypt

January 29, 2011 05:19 pm | Updated October 13, 2016 11:00 pm IST - New Delhi

With Egypt witnessing unprecedented protests against the Hosni Mubarak regime, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has postponed plans to lead an all-party delegation to the Arab country.

Ms. Kumar and her delegation were to leave for Cairo on Saturday night but now the plan stands postponed in the wake of the developments there, official sources said.

Ms. Kumar’s visit to Egypt was a four-day affair.

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The protest in Egypt have claimed at least 27 lives.

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