'Will stay alive till Modi is...': Mallikarjun Kharge falls ill during J&K rally, says 'not going to die so early'

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday became unwell while the veteran leader was addressing a public gathering in Kathua.

Later the senior Congress leader while addressing the rally said,  "We will fight to restore statehood.I am 83 years old, I am not going to die so early. I will stay alive till PM Modi is removed from power."

#WATCH | Jammu and Kashmi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge became unwell while addressing a public gathering in Kathua. pic.twitter.com/OXOPFmiyUB

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Congress leader Thakur Balbir Singh said to news agency ANI, "He (Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge) felt suffocated due to the extreme heat and still he completed his speech. He will take some rest and then leave for another programme in Ramnagar."

Kharge was paying tribute to a head constable who was killed in an ongoing operation with terrorists in Kathua. Two other police personnel have been injured in the incident and one terrorist has been killed. "He was addressing a public rally in Jasrota when he felt uneasy and dizzy. His colleagues helped him into a chair," Congress general secretary Gulam Ahmed Mir told PTI. He added that the Congress president is stable.

Congress President Sri @kharge felt slightly unwell while addressing a public meeting in Jasrota, Jammu & Kashmir. He has been checked upon by his medical team and apart from slightly low blood pressure, he is doing well. Extremely grateful for everyone's concern. His Priyank Kharge / (@PriyankKharge) September 29, 2024

Kharge had flown to Jasrota to address a rally to garner support for his party candidates in the assembly polls. He is also scheduled to address another public rally in Ramnagar in Udhampur district. Jammu and Kashmir Congress vice president Ravindra Sharma said Kharge felt dizzy and was taken to a room, where doctors were called for a check-up. They will advise whether he can attend the second rally or not, he said.