Senior Congress leader and former Delhi government minister AK Walia died of COVID-19 in the early hours of the morning today, party leaders said. He was 72.
Delhi Congress president Anil Kumar condoled the death of the former MLA, saying he died at the Apollo Hospital in the city.
Party leaders said Mr Walia, who represented the Laxmi Nagar constituency in the assembly for four terms, was admitted to the hospital a few days ago after testing positive for COVID-19.
He died at around 1:30 am today, party leaders told news agency Press Trust of India.
Aam Aadmi Party leader and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia also condoled Mr Walia's death, saying he promoted positive politics in Delhi.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Congress To Go Solo In Delhi Assembly Polls: State Chief To Party Workers BJP, Congress Blame AAP For Delhi Waterlogging Mess, Ruling Party Hits Back Congress Leaders Ordered To Delete Social Media Posts Against Rajat Sharma After Retest, Haryana NEET Centre With Most Top Scorers Gave This Result... Woman On Scooter With 2 Kids Punched, Left Bleeding In Pune Road Rage Case The 'Fake' CrowdStrike Worker Who Took Credit For Biggest-Ever IT Outage Man Killed After He Objects To Barking Of Pet Dogs In Madya Pradesh Woman On Scooter With 2 Kids Punched, Left Bleeding In Pune Road Rage Case Universities To Study In Middle East And Africa As Per QS EMBA Rankings Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.