Rajasthan: BJP MLA Kiran Maheshwari Passes Away of Covid-19

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Rajasthan’s Rajsamand, Kiran Maheshwari had contracted COVID-19. Maheshwari, a three-time MLA from Rajsamand, was undergoing treatment at Medanta hospital for the past few days. The MLA breathed her last at Gurugram’s Medanta Hospital. She was 69.

BJP leader and MLA from Rajasthan’ s Rajsamand, Kiran Maheshwari passes away at Medanta Hospital in Haryana’s Gurugram. She had tested positive for #COVID19 and was undergoing treatment at the hospital.

(Pic courtesy: Kiran Maheshwari’s Twitter) pic.twitter.com/o8cNb8lyTS

— ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the demise of Kiran Maheshwari. “She made numerous efforts to work towards the progress of the state and empower the poor as well as marginalised,” the PMO tweeted.

Pained by the untimely demise of Kiran Maheshwari Ji. Be it as MP, MLA or Cabinet Minister in the Rajasthan Government, she made numerous efforts to work towards the progress of the state and empower the poor as well as marginalised. Condolences to her family. Om Shanti: PM Modi

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 30, 2020

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Assembly Speaker C.P. Joshi, BJP state president Satish Poonia and other leaders condoled her demise.

Maheshwari was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha from 2004-2009 from Rajasthan’s Udaipur constituency. Reportedly she had contracted coronavirus during the municipal corporation elections. She was admitted to Gurugram’s Medanta Hospital earlier this month after her health worsened.

As of Sunday, Rajasthan’s Covid-19 tally stood at 262,805, according to government data. This includes 231, 780 recoveries, 28,751 active cases and 2,274 deaths.

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