Rajasthan: BJP Mandalgarh MLA Kirti Kumari dies of swine flu

BJP Mandalgarh MLA Kirti Kumari

Jaipur: BJP Mandalgarh MLA Kirti Kumari died on Monday. She was suffering from swine flu.

The 50-year-old legislator was being treated at Fortis Hospital in Jaipur. She was kept on the ventilator after she complained of difficulty in breathing. She died at around 7 am on Monday.

Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje took to Twitter to offer condolences:

कीर्ति कुमारी जी के असामयिक निधन पर शोक व्यक्त करती हूँ।उनका निधन मेरे और समस्त भाजपा परिवार के लिए एक बहुत बड़ी क्षति है। — Vasundhara Raje (@VasundharaBJP) 28 August 2017

वह हमारे परिवार का एक अभिन्न अंग थीं। ईश्वर से प्रार्थना है की इस दुःखद घड़ी में उनके परिवारजनों को इस आघात को सहने की शक्ति प्रदान करें।

— Vasundhara Raje (@VasundharaBJP) 28 August 2017

Several BJP members reached in the hospital to offer condolences.

Kumari had defeated the Opposition Congress candidate by a large margin in 2013 assembly election.

Over 15 people have died of swine flu in Rajasthan in August 2017.