"Mallikarjun Kharge's health is in good condition": Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara

Tumakuru (Karnataka) [India], October 2 (ANI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday informed that Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is recovering well and his health is currently in good condition.
Kharge, 83, recently underwent pacemaker implantation and has been reported as stable. He is expected to resume his official engagements from October 3, according to his son and Karnataka IT Minister, Priyank Kharge.
Speaking to reporters, Karnataka Minister Parameshwara said, "Our leader and President of the All India Congress Committee, Mallikarjun Kharge, experienced respiratory issues and breathing problems. The day before yesterday, he was taken to Ramaya Hospital. I just met him this morning. He is in good condition."
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday thanked party leaders, cadres, and supporters for their wishes after his pacemaker surgery.
"My sincere thanks to the Congress cadres, leaders and supporters for the outpouring of wishes. My deepest gratitude. I intend to start my work schedule soon," he said.
Kharge is scheduled to visit Kohima on October 7 and address a public rally at Naga Solidarity Park. Lok Sabha MP S Supongmeren Jamir, President of the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee, made the announcement during a press conference at Congress Bhavan in Kohima.
According to Jamir, Congress expects a gathering of at least 10,000 people for the rally. The event, themed around "Safe Democracy, Safe Secularism, and Safe Nagaland," will also highlight key issues such as youth employment, entrepreneurship, good governance, and road connectivity.
The statement said that the rally will be followed by separate meetings between Kharge and senior members of the Congress Political Affairs Committee, Pro-Committee, and presidents of the District Congress Committees (DCCs). (ANI)