New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and former Delhi Minister Dr AK Walia handed away in Delhi due to COVID-19 on the age of 72 on Thursday (April 22).
The Congress leader was present process remedy at Delhi’s Apollo hospital.
Dr AK Walia was a outstanding identify within the social gathering’s Delhi unit. He was one of many few to have served 4 phrases as a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).
The four-time MLA had represented Laxmi Nagar meeting constituency in his fourth time period and had the Health, Urban Development, Land & Building portfolios.
Delhi reported as many as 24,638 new COVID-19 circumstances and 249 associated deaths on Wednesday, the Delhi well being division knowledgeable.
Meanwhile, India reported 3,14,835 contemporary coronavirus infections, taking the cumulative caseload to 1,59,30,965 on Thursday (April 22), as per information by well being ministry.
(With Agency inputs)