New Delhi: Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has been asked by the, Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung to return from Finland as soon as possible, as Delhi is reeling from an outbreak of chikungunya, dengue and other vector-borne diseases.

According to sources, “The deputy CM has been asked to come back to Delhi immediately as the city is witnessing spurt in dengue and chikungunya cases”.

This season, two mosquito-borne diseases have alleged 30 lives in Delhi this season; the number of affected people has crossed 2,800. 

Deputy Chief Minister, is in Finland to study the country's education system to fix the problems in Delhi's education system. But, It was alleged by the opposition that opposition that Mr Sisodia is holidaying in Finland.

"Learning from across the world is not a sin. It's a sin to defame an educational tour as a 'holiday'. I'm in Finland. We need to learn a lot from their education system, the best in the world (sic)", Sisodia took to twitter and responded.