Congress MP Santokh Singh dies during Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi rushes to hospital

Congress MP from Jalandhar Chaudhary Santokh Singh died at some point of Bharat Jodo Yatra on Saturday morning in Punjab’s Phillaur. He became on foot in conjunction with Rahul Gandhi withinside the yatra whilst he all of sudden fell sick as his heartbeat increased.

The Congress chief became taken to Phagwara’s Virk health facility, in which he became declared introduced dead. Rahul Gandhi left Bharat Jodo Yatra and reached the health facility after receiving the news. The yatra has been suspended for the day.

Meanwhile, Bharat Jodo Yatra started on September 7 remaining yr from Kanyakumari and could culminate on January 30 in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann supplied his condolences on the Congress MP loss of life in Punjabi on Twitter.

He wrote, “I am deeply saddened with the aid of using the premature dying of Congress Member of Parliament from Jalandhar, Santokh Singh Chowdhury.. May God relaxation his soul in peace.”

The former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh additionally expressed his condolences and said, “Extremely saddened to listen approximately the surprising loss of life of MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary ji because of a coronary heart assault today. My heartfelt condolences are together along with his whole own circle of relatives of their time of grief. May Waheguru Ji provide everlasting peace to the departed soul.”