Union Home Minister Amit Shah skipped scheduled events in Hubballi and Belagavi during his Karnataka visit after suffering from food poisoning. BJP leader Pralhad Joshi said Shah experienced vomiting and weakness but was now “perfect”. The events were inaugurated by other BJP leaders, while Shah stayed at his hotel on doctors’ advice before heading to Delhi.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who was visiting Karnataka to attend two events on Saturday, suffered from “food poisoning”, but was now “perfect”, senior BJP leader and central minister Pralhad Joshi said.
Shah, who was scheduled to inaugurate the new academic building of KLE Jagadguru Gangadhar Mahaswamigalu Moorusavirmath Medical College and the 1,200-bed KLE Hospital and Medical Research Centre at Gabbur in Hubballi, skipped the event earlier in the day. However, local leaders said he visited the campus in the evening before heading to the airport for Delhi.
Shah’ visit to Belagavi district, where he was scheduled to inaugurate the new headquarters building of Sri Beereshwara Cooperative Credit Society in Examba in Chikkodi taluk was cancelled.
“Amit Shah should have come here. He suffered ill health due to food poisoning. Annasaheb Jolle (former BJP MP) had invited me and Shettar (Belagavi MP Jagadish Shettar) for the event, we were supposed to come along with him, but only we have come now,” Joshi told reporters in Examba.
