Congress veteran Motilal Vora tests positive for COVID-19, admitted to AIIMS

The Congress leader was a Rajya Sabha member from Chhattisgarh till April this year.

Published: 06th October 2020 08:37 PM  |   Last Updated: 06th October 2020 08:37 PM   |  A+A A-

Congress leade Rahul Gandhi holds the hand of senior party leader Motilal Vora as other party leaders look on

Congress leade Rahul Gandhi holds the hand of senior party leader Motilal Vora as other party leaders look on (File photo | PTI)

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Veteran Congress leader Motilal Vora has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the national capital, sources close to him said.

Vora (91) is recovering well and his condition is stated to be stable, they said.

The Congress leader was a Rajya Sabha member from Chhattisgarh till April this year.

He was also the AICC general secretary (administration) before the recent party reshuffle by Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

A number of Congress leaders have tested positive for COVID-19 in the recent past including Ahmed Patel, Abhishek Singhvi and Tarun Gogoi.

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and union ministers Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari and Prahlad Patel were also infected with the coronavirus.

 

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