By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Senior Congress MLA Narasingha Mishra on Tuesday said he is feeling well and fine and will remain under observation till Wednesday. The Congress veteran also thanked all those who wished him speedy recovery. “I am feeling well and fine. Will be under observation until tomorrow. Thanking all well wishers for their prayers and blessings,” MLA Narasingha Mishra tweeted@NarasinghMishra.
Earlier on Monday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had spoken to family members of Congress Legislature Party leader, Mishra, after the Congress veteran fall ill and wished speedy recovery of Mishra.“After knowing about the illness of Congress MLA leader Shri Narasingh Mishra, I talked to his family and asked about his health. I pray to Lord Jagannath for his potato health and good health,” Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had said.
Sources said Mishra fell sick while leading a protest to gherao the CBI office in Bhubaneswar . He was immediately rushed to a private hospital for treatment. The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader complained of chest pain after addressing the protestors during the party programme in front of the CBI office.
Sources said that the State Unit of Congress today celebrated its foundation day at party’s state headquarters here in the morning. He was present during the programme. At around 11.00 am, a rally headed by Mishra was taken out from the DAV Public School to gherao the CBI office.
After delivering his speech during the rally in front of the CBI office over the Central agency’s inactiveness in the State, Mishra suddenly fainted on the vehicle.
He was immediately rushed to the Apollo Hospital where he was admitted to the Emergency Ward.Speaking over the incident, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) chief Niranjan Patnaik said that his party colleague’s condition is stated to be normal at the hospital. “Mishra is a diabetic and he travelled a long distance from Balangir today. He is all right now,” Patnaik said.
