CONG CANDIDATE DIES DUE TO COVID IN WEST BENGAL
Kolkata, April 15: Congress candidate Rezaul Haque, who tested positive for Covid-19 two days ago, died at a hospital here early on Thursday, health department sources said.
Haque, 46, the party’s nominee from the Samsherganj Assembly constituency in Murshidabad district, was initially admitted to a private hospital in Jangipur on Wednesday 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 am, the sources said. The Congress demanded the EC to take note safety protocols at poll rallies.