Senior Gujarat Congress MLA Anil Joshiyara dies of post-Covid-19 complications
Following the announcement, proceedings of the House were adjourned by Speaker Nimaben Acharya after observing a two-minute silence.
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Anil Joshiyara (Photo: Facebook @SrinivasINC)Anil Joshiyara, a senior Congress MLA from Bhiloda constituency in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat, passed away Monday due to complications of Covid-19.
Joshiyara’s death was announced in the Gujarat Assembly by deputy leader of the Opposition Shailesh Parmar.
Following the announcement, proceedings of the House were adjourned by Speaker Nimaben Acharya after observing a two-minute silence.
Joshiyara, 70, was among the senior-most MLAs of Gujarat Assembly and was diagnosed with Covid-19 in January. Although he recovered from Covid-19, he later developed post-Covid lung complications. He was first shifted to a private hospital in Ahmedabad and then to another private hospital in Chennai. He breathed his last in Chennai.
He was a doctor by profession and represented Congress party for the past 25 years in Gujarat.
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