CPI leader A.B. Bardhan hospitalised

Veteran communist leader A B Bardhan was hospitalised here this morning after he suffered a paralytic stroke.

92-year old Bardhan, who lives in the CPI Headquarters here, felt uneasy around 08:00 hours and then lost consciousness. He was immediately rushed to the G B Pant Hospital in central Delhi, CPI leader Atul Kumar Anjaan said.

He described Mr. Bardhan’s condition as “critical” and said the former General Secretary of the Communist Party of India was admitted in the emergency wing and being taken care of by senior doctors.