Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav's wife Sadhna Yadav passes away

NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav’s wife Sadhna Gupta passed away on Saturday at Gurugram's Medanta Hospital after a prolonged illness.
As per reports, she was suffering from lung disease and was admitted to the hospital four days ago after she complained of difficulty in breathing. After her condition deteriorated, she was shifted to the intensive care unit (ICU).
"Samajwadi Party's mentor, respected Netaji's wife Sadhana Yadav passed away today. This is very tragic. Condolences," the Samajwadi Party tweeted in Hindi. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav retweeted the message.

Earlier, she was admitted to Medanta Hospital in Lucknow, but when her condition started deteriorating, she was brought to Gurugram by air ambulance.
Sources said Mulayam Singh Yadav had come to see her in the hospital a few days back.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath, deputy CM, Keshav Prasad Maurya, condoled Gupta's demise.
"The demise of Sadhna ji, wife of former Chief Minister of the State Mulayam Singh Yadav ji is extremely sad. My condolences are with the bereaved family. May Lord Shri Ram grant the departed soul a place at his feet and strength to his family members to bear this loss. Om Shanti!," Adityanath tweeted.
"Received the sad news of the demise of Sadhna Gupta, wife of former Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav. May God give place to the holy soul at his feet. May God give courage to respected Mulayam Singh ji and his family members to bear this loss. Om Shanti!," Maurya tweeted.
Sadhna Gupta was Mulayam Singh Yadav's second wife who was 20 years younger than him. Her son's name is Prateek Yadav while Bharatiya Janata Party leader Aparna Yadav is her daughter-in-law. Mulayam's first wife, Maalti Devi passed away in 2003. Maalti Devi was the mother of Akhilesh Yadav.
(With inputs from agencies)