NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital for treatment of an upset stomach on Friday, has been discharged.
According to Dr DS Rana, chairman, board of management of the hospital, Gandhi, who was discharged at 4 pm, was stable and had been advised rest. “Mrs Gandhi has recovered from upset stomach and has been discharged today at 4 pm. Her condition at the time of discharge was stable and she has been advised rest,” said Rana.
Gandhi was brought to the hospital at 5 pm on Friday and was found to be suffering from an upset stomach. Gandhi, 70 was rushed from Shimla, Himachal Pradesh to the national capital in an air ambulance after she complained of unease.
Rahul, 47 is set to take over the party reins from Sonia soon.
The Congress president has not been keeping good health for the past several years. While she was treated for mild asthma in 2008, in 2011 there was speculation about her mystery illness after Sonia flew to the US for treatment. Last year the Congress president was admitted to Ganga Ram hospital for an infection of lower respiratory tract and was treatment of a dislocated shoulder.
Due to health reasons, Sonia has been asking Rahul to take up many of her responsibilities in the past years including campaigning for state elections, leading opposition protests in parliament and deciding key party issues. However, she provided leadership to the party during key occasions like protesting the land takeover ordinance in 2015 and recently tried hard to forge opposition unity over presidential polls.