Sonia Gandhi admitted to hospital, Congress leaders Rahul and Priyanka present- Report

Senior Congress leader Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi on Tuesday.

Sonia Gandhi admitted to hospital: In a breaking development, senior Congress leader Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi on Tuesday after she reportedly felt unwell, a report by India Today said. Her children, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, were present at the hospital. Rahul Gandhi later left the premises.

As per the report, the exact reason for her latest hospitalisation was not immediately known. Earlier this year, in January, the Rajya Sabha MP had also been admitted to the same hospital due to respiratory discomfort.

Govt calls all-party meet on West Asia on Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi to skip

The Central government has convened an all-party meeting on the West Asia crisis at 5 pm on Wednesday, sources said. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is likely to chair the meeting, with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar expected to be present, they said.

Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi told reporters at the Parliament House Complex that he would not be able to attend the all-party meeting as he is scheduled to attend a programme in Kerala.

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The call for an all-party meeting comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address in Parliament on the West Asia situation.

Central government constitutes seven empowered groups

In his statement in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, PM Modi said the government has constituted seven empowered groups to evolve strategies on fuel, supply chains and fertilisers, among others, and stem the impact of the Iran-Israel-US conflict.

Stating that the war has created a serious energy crisis globally, Modi warned people against taking advantage of the situation and asked the state governments to check black marketing and hoarding.

The government is trying to procure gas and crude oil from all available sources, he said, asserting that efforts will continue in the coming days. He noted that necessary preparations have been made to ensure an adequate supply of fertilisers.

Meanwhile, the Congress has hit out at the prime minister, saying that his statement on the crisis was a “prepared text full of self-praise” for all that he claims to have accomplished in the last 11 years.

In his address in Lok Sabha on Monday, Modi had said the difficult global conditions caused by the West Asia conflict are likely to persist for a long time and called upon the nation to remain prepared and united, just as it had during the COVID-19 pandemic.

(With inputs from agencies)

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