Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge admitted to hospital in Bengaluru

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge was admitted to a hospital in Bengaluru on Wednesday morning for medical treatmentThe Congress President was hospitalised as he developed a fever party sources told PTIDoctors at the citys MS Ramaiah Hospital are treating the 83yearold leader they saidThe leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha was taken to the hospital on Tuesday as he developed a fever and complained of leg pain He is fine nothing to worry about Doctors are monitoring a Congress leader told PTIMeanwhile Kharge is scheduled to visit Kohima on October 7 and address a public rally at Naga Solidarity ParkLok Sabha MP S Supongmeren Jamir President of the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee made the announcement during a press conference at Congress Bhavan in KohimaAccording to Jamir Congress expects a gathering of at least 10000 people for the rally The event themed around Safe Democracy Safe Secularism and Safe Nagaland will also highlight key issues such as youth employment entrepreneurship good governance and road connectivityThe statement said that the rally will be followed by separate meetings between Kharge and senior members of the Congress Political Affairs Committee ProCommittee and presidents of the District Congress Committees DCCsThe Congress MP emphasised that the rally is not only a party function but also a political platform to address challenges facing Nagaland and the Northeast He appealed to citizens especially minorities to join the rally and voice their concerns which he said would be carried forward by regional leadersKharge will be accompanied by national leaders including Congress General Secretary Organisation KC Venugopal and the partys Nagaland incharge MP from Odisha Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka and other leadersJamir underlined that the rally is the beginning of a broader Congress campaign in the region with the party taking a firm stand on issues such as the Armed Forces Special Powers Act AFSPA governance and constitutional rightsHe noted that the Congress high command is serious about addressing these concerns and may invite other political parties to join the movement on a common platform to safeguard democracy secularism and the future of NagalandAkuonuo Miachieo CoConvener of the Organising Committee and General Secretary of the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee NPCC appealed for cooperation and encouraged all citizens to ensure that the rallys message reaches every household in NagalandWith inputs from PTI