Veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Girija Vyas, who suffered burn injuries on March 31 while performing aarti at her home here, has died at a hospital in Ahmedabad, her family said on Thursday. She was 79.
The Congress leader was performing aarti during which her dupatta caught fire from a burning lamp and suffered critical burn injuries. She was rushed to a private hospital in Udaipur where she was referred to Ahmedabad
Veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Girija Vyas, who suffered burn injuries on March 31 while performing aarti at her home here, has died at a hospital in Ahmedabad, her family said on Thursday. She was 79.
Vyas's brother Gopal Sharma said that she succumbed to burn injuries at the Ahmedabad hospital on Thursday evening.
Mourning her death, the Congress Party expressed condolences in a post on X, they wrote, "The demise of senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Dr. Girija Vyas ji is an irreparable loss to Indian politics. Along with the politics of the country, he has made unprecedented contributions in the field of education and social service. I pray to God to give place to the departed soul in his feet and give strength to the bereaved family to bear this pain. "
The Congress leader was performing aarti during which her dupatta caught fire from a burning lamp and suffered critical burn injuries. She was rushed to a private hospital in Udaipur where she was referred to Ahmedabad.
Her funeral will be conducted in Udaipur on Friday, Sharma said.
Vyas was a prominent Congress leader who served as a minister in both the state and central governments. She was also the PCC chief.
She also served as the chairperson of the National Commission for Women.