He instructed the doctors to take ”all necessary care so that she recovers at the earliest.” The 85-year-old veteran BJP leader had served as the minister of state for water resources in the Atal Behari Vajpayee government from 1999-2004.
The Padma Shri awardee represented the Gauhati parliamentary constituency for three terms — the first from 1999-2004 and then for two consecutive terms from 2009 to 2019.
She was also a member of the Rajya Sabha as an Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) representative from 1986 to 1992. PTI DG DG MNB