Veteran politician and former Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad, a member of the all-party delegation touring West Asia and North Africa, was taken ill Tuesday in Kuwait and could cut short his visit and return to India.
Azad, sources said, developed pain in his abdomen and had to be hospitalised in Kuwait. The delegation, headed by leader Baijayant Jay Panda, had reached Kuwait after visiting Bahrain.
“Halfway into our delegation’s tour, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad has had to be admitted to hospital. He is stable, under medical supervision, and will be undergoing some tests and procedures. His contributions to the meetings in Bahrain and Kuwait were highly impactful, and he is disappointed at being bedridden. We will deeply miss his presence in Saudi Arabia and Algeria,” Panda said in a post on X.
