Earlier, Gandhi, who took ill in Varanasi on Tuesday, was admitted to the Army Research and Referral Hospital. “She is advised rest”, Chairman of the hospital Dr D S Rana said in a medical bulletin.
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The Congress team headed by party CM Candidate Sheila Dixit leave on the inaugural three day ’27 saal, UP Behaal’bus roadshow inaugural election campaing after being flagged off by the party chief Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi from the AICC HQ in the capital New Delhi on saturday.
Gandhi was in Varanasi, the constituency of rival politician and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Uttar Pradesh state, when she suddenly pulled out to fly back New Delhi. This constant movement, which was mostly her being out in the sun, affected her. But I’m sure she will be fine and I pray that she recovers soon.
Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala said earlier today that her condition was stable.
The Congress President is overwhelmed by the concern and affection of fellow countrymen and crores of Congressmen and has thanked everyone for their good wishes, he said. “Yesterday itself, she had said that she would return to Varanasi to meet the people and to have “darshan of the historical temple of Kashi Vishwanath Ji”. The party president had dropped out of the roadshow after she complained of uneasiness.
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“On advice of doctors she had to cut short.but she’ll be back”, said another Congress tweet. However, due to flight delay she was given urgent treatment at Varanasi airport’s VIP lounge.
