Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Faints on Stage While Attending Event in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar

Gadkari, after he fell off the stage was directly rushed to a hospital.

Published: December 7, 2018 1:42 PM IST

By India.com News Desk | Edited by Shubhangi Gupta

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Faints on Stage While Attending Event in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar

New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday fainted on stage while attending an event in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar. Gadkari, after he fell off the stage was directly rushed to a hospital.

According to reports, Gadkari suddenly fell unconscious while he was standing for the national anthem. Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao caught hold of Gadkari when he fainted, a news channel reported.

It must be noted that Gadkari was in Ahmednagar to attend a convocation ceremony of the Mahatma Phule Agricultural University.

As of now, a group of doctors is looking after the BJP leader and his condition is being said to be stable. Doctors said that Gadkari’s sugar level went low, the reason why he fainted.

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