Congress MP dies after cardiac arrest during Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi meets the family member of party MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary who passed away during the Yatra. Pic/PTI

Congress' Jalandhar MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary died on Saturday after suffering a cardiac arrest during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, following which the march was halted for twenty-hours. He was 76. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who visited the grieving family, expressed shock over his death and described him as a hardworking leader and strong pillar of the party.

Chaudhary, a two-time MP, was taking part in the Rahul Gandhi-led march in Phillaur in Jalandhar where he fainted, according to senior party leader Partap Singh Bajwa, who was also marching with other yatris.

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Chaudhary had joined the Yatra at Phillaur on Saturday morning and was walking along with Rahul Gandhi. After some time, he felt uneasy and fainted. Chaudhary was rushed to a private hospital in Phagwara in an ambulance where he was declared brought dead. Later, his body was shifted to his residence in Jalandhar.

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