Congress leader Indira Hridayesh passes away
Leader of Opposition in the Uttarakhand Assembly Indira Hridayesh passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest in New Delhi on Sunday.
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Dehradun/New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Uttarakhand Assembly Indira Hridayesh passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest in New Delhi on Sunday. The 80-year-old senior Congress died at the Uttarakhand Sadan in New Delhi where she had gone to attend a party meeting, Pradesh Congress vice president Suryakant Dhasmana said quoting her son Sumit Hridayesh.
Hridayesh was a Congress MLA from Haldwani and one of the seniormost Congress leaders from the state. She had tested positive for Covid-19 in April this year and had undergone a heart surgery after her recovery. Hridayesh had attended a party meeting chaired by party in-charge for Uttarakhand Devendra Yadav in New Delhi on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi condoled her demise and lauded her contributions.
"Dr Indira Hridayesh Ji was at the forefront of several community service efforts. Om Shanti," the Prime Minister said in a tweet.
