New Delhi: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi was admitted to Ganga Ram Hospital on Sunday due to Covid-19 related issues.
"Congress President, Smt. Sonia Gandhi was admitted to Ganga Ram Hospital today owing to Covid related issues. She is stable and will be kept at the hospital for observation. We thank all the Congress men & women as also all well wishers for their concern and good wishes. Owing to Covid-related issues. She is stable and will be kept at the hospital for observation," Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala tweeted.
The Congress president was diagnosed with Covid-19 10 days ago. At the time, Surjewala said she had developed a mild fever, and some other symptoms, and had isolated herself. Doctors attending to her said the politician’s medical parameters were stable. She was to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on June 8 and had sought more time from the probe agency, which has now issued a fresh summons for her to appear on June 23. The ED has registered an FIR in a money-laundering case pertaining to the National Herald-AJL case.
Meanwhile, expressing concern over Sonia Gandhi's hospitalisation, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday prayed for her early recovery. "Just learnt that senior Congress leader Mrs Sonia Gandhi has been hospitalized due to covid. All of us pray for her early recovery and return to public life soon. May God bless you, Soniaji. Regards (sic)," Banerjee tweeted. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot too expressed his concern about her health. "I wish her speedy recovery and pray for her good health," Gehlot said.
