Ghulam Nabi Azad Hospitalised Midway Through All-Party Delegation’s Gulf Visit

Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairman, Ghulam Nabi Azad, was hospitalised after falling ill during an all-party delegation visit to Kuwait on Tuesday.

Azad is part of a delegation led by BJP MP Baijayant Panda, which is on a multi-nation tour. The team has reached Saudi Arabia and is scheduled to visit Algeria next. The delegation’s objective is to convey India’s position against terrorism, highlight concerns over Pakistan’s alleged links to terror activities, and present India’s stance in the ongoing conflict between the two countries.

Panda shared an update on Azad’s condition, stating that he is stable and under medical supervision.

“Halfway into our delegation’s tour, Shri @ghulamnazad has had to be admitted to hospital. He is stable, under medical supervision, and will be undergoing some tests and procedures. His contributions to the meetings in Bahrain and Kuwait were highly impactful, and he is disappointed at being bedridden. We will deeply miss his presence in Saudi Arabia and Algeria,” Panda said in a post on X.

The delegation includes BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, BJP MP Phangnon Konyak, BJP MP Rekha Sharma, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Asaduddin Owaisi, BJP MP Satnam Singh Sandhu, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and former Indian diplomat Harsh Shringla.

In Kuwait, the delegation on Monday called on Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sherida AS Al-Maousharji and apprised him of India’s recent actions to combat cross-border terrorism.

The delegation earlier visited Bahrain and briefed Bahrain’s Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa about the challenge of cross-border terrorism facing India and New Delhi’s firm resolve to combat it. (KL)