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Uttarakhand ex-CM Harish Rawat admitted to Delhi hospital

Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat has been admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here due to sudden illness, hospital authorities said on Friday.

Rawat was shifted from a Dehradun hospital. He was admitted to Ganga Ram on Thursday evening after he complained of pain in a leg, doctors said. “He has a blood clot in that leg and is being treated for Deep Vein Thrombosis,” hospital authorities said.

The 69-year-old Congress leader was admitted to Combined Medical Institute in Dehradun on Tuesday before being shifted to the Delhi hospital.

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