Chandigarh, January 14: Congress' Jalandhar MP Santokh Chaudhary died on Saturday after suffering a cardiac arrest during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, senior party leader Partap Singh Bajwa said. Chaudhary Santokh Singh Dies: Congress MP Dies of Heart Attack During Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in Punjab (Watch Video).

Chaudhary was taking part in the Rahul Gandhi-led march in Phillaur where he fainted. Bajwa, who was also at the yatra, said Chaudhary was taken to a hospital in Phagwara where he died. Bharat Jodo Yatra Against Fear, Hatred Being Spread, Says Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi.

The Bharat Jodo Yatra resumed from Ladhowal here Saturday morning as part of its Punjab leg.

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