Congress President Sonia Gandhi arrived in Goa on Friday after her doctors advised her to move from Delhi in light of heavy pollution and poor air quality that aggravated her chest infection, people familiar with the said. affair.
A senior congressional official said doctors had advised him to move to a warmer place until the air quality improved in the national capital. “Two locations, the outskirts of Chennai and Goa, have been identified for that purpose,” he said.
Sonia Gandhi, 73, came to Goa with her son and former President of Congress, Rahul Gandhi. The party secretary general in charge of Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, is likely to join the two later, the aforementioned official said on condition of anonymity.
“Ms. Gandhi has had a chronic chest infection for over a month and is not improving due to the dangerous air quality in Delhi. Heavy pollution has aggravated his asthma and chest condition. Consequently, the doctors advised him to move from Delhi until the air quality improved, ”the official said.
“She has been on heavy medication since she was discharged from the hospital in August,” the official said. Sonia Gandhi was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi on July 30 after presiding over a meeting of Rajya Sabha members of the party.
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