Rezaul Haque is Congress party’s nominee from Samsherganj Assembly constituency in Murshidabad district Congress candidate Rezaul Haque, who tested positive for COVID-19 two days ago, died at a hospital in Kolkata early on April 15, Health Department sources said.
Haque, 46, the party’s nominee from Samsherganj Assembly constituency in Murshidabad district, was initially admitted to a private hospital in Jangipur on April 14 following bouts of breathing trouble, they said.
He was later referred to a medical facility in Kolkata after his condition deteriorated at night.
Haque died around 5 a.m., the sources said.
West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury condoled his death and said the Election Commission of India (ECI) should take note of the various instances of violation of safety protocols at poll rallies.
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Gandhi also took a jibe asking what PM-CARES is doing, as huge donations were given to the fund for handling Covid-19 situation. There are no tests or beds in hospitals. There are no ventilators or oxygen. The vaccine is also not there. But there is a sham of a festival. PM-CARES? he asked.