Sadhvi Pragya Thakur faints during BJP event in Bhopal (Ld)

Bhopal, June 23 (IANS) Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, BJP MP from Bhopal, fainted during an event organised on the death anniversary of the party founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee at the BJP office here on Tuesday. She was immediately rushed to the hospital.Many leaders, including Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and MLAs were present there. The cause for the sudden decline in health was being ascertained, said party officials. She had recently been hospitalised in Delhi for many days for some trouble in her eyes.On Tuesday morning, Pragya reached the BJP office to join the event. She looked cheerful as the event began. Suddenly, some colleagues saw her falling unconscious. She was brought out of the event venue and offered water. She was partly conscious on the way to hospital, party sources said.
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