Kharge was paying tribute to a head constable who was killed in an ongoing operation with terrorists in Kathua when he felt dizzy.

Won't die so soon: Mallikarjun Kharge jabs PM after falling ill during Jammu-Kashmir rally

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, after briefly feeling unwell during a rally in Jammu and Kashmir, vowed to continue fighting for statehood of Jammu and Kashmir.

by · India Today

In Short

  • Mallikarjun Kharge vowed to defeat PM Modi before dying
  • Congress chief is now stable, under medical care
  • Scheduled to address another rally in Ramnagar

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, fell ill during a public rally in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district on Sunday. Shortly after the incident, he said that he would not die anytime soon, at least not before defeating Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"We will definitely grant statehood and fight for it, no matter what. I am not going to leave it like this. I am 83-years-old, and I’m not going to die so soon. I will stay alive until we remove Modi. I will listen to you and fight for you," said the 83-year-old Congress chief in the rally.

Won't die so soon: Mallikarjun Kharge jabs PM after falling ill during Jammu-Kashmir rally

Kharge was paying tribute to a head constable who was killed in an ongoing operation with terrorists in Kathua when he felt dizzy. His colleagues helped him into a chair. The Congress chief is now stable and doctors are attending to him, party leaders said.
Accusing the BJP government of continuing to run Jammu and Kashmir through remote control, Kharge said, "These people never wanted to conduct the elections. They only started preparing for elections after the Supreme Court's intervention."

"He was addressing a public rally in Jasrota when he felt uneasy and dizzy. His colleagues helped him into a chair," Congress general secretary Gulam Ahmed Mir told PTI.

Kharge had flown to Jasrota to address a rally to garner support for his party candidates in the assembly polls.

He is also scheduled to address another public rally in Ramnagar in Udhampur district.

Jammu and Kashmir Congress vice president Ravindra Sharma said Kharge felt dizzy and was taken to a room, where doctors were called for a check-up. They will advise whether he can attend the second rally or not, he said.