Congress Legislature Party (CLP) Leader Narasingha Mishra fell sick just after addressing a rally of his party during the gherao of the CBI office here on Monday. He was immediately rushed to a hospital for treatment.
Mishra complained of chest pain after his speech and then fainted.Earlier on the day, the State unit of the Congress celebrated the party’s foundation day at its State headquarters here in the morning, where Mishra was present. At around 11 am, a rally was taken out to gherao the CBI office in protest against the Central investigation agency’s alleged inactiveness in the State. He was rushed to the Apollo Hospitals, where he was admitted to the Emergency Ward. Later, Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Niranjan Patnaik said Mishra’s health condition was 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.