NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, APRIL 16
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) corporator and senior Gujarat Congress leader Badruddin Shaikh died here on Sunday due to COVID-19. He was diagnosed with COVID-19 on April 15. He also served as leader of opposition in the AMC. He was on ventilator, sources said.
अहमदाबाद म्युनिसिपल कॉर्पोरेशन के पूर्व विपक्षी नेता, बेहरामपुरा वॉर्ड के कॉर्पोरेटर, जनसेवा में हमेशा सक्रिय श्री बदरुद्दीन शैख़ जी के कोरोना वायरस के संक्रमण से रमजान महीने मे निधन की खबर बेहद दुःखद है, लोग उनके कार्यो को हमेशा याद रखेंगे। ईश्वर उनकी आत्मा को शांति प्रदान करे। pic.twitter.com/kYfplRktWe
— Amit Chavda (@AmitChavdaINC) April 26, 2020
Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil expressed condolences on Sheikh’s demise. He tweeted, “I am at loss of words. Badrubhai, as we called him was a stellar of strength and patience. A senior leader of our @INCGujarat family,I knew him since 40 years when he was with YouthCongress.He was relentlessly working with poor people & was infected with #Covid_19. #RIP my friend.”
My friend #Badru was a true #CoronaWarrior . He got infected with #coronavirus whilst helping poor people in #Ahmedabad #Gujarat .He is a big loss to our @INCGujarat family as he succumbed to #Covid_19 . Lesson for all: Please take care and co operate with your local authorities. pic.twitter.com/52B0Ie4FDi
— Shaktisinh Gohil Ex-MP (@shaktisinhgohil) April 26, 2020
Sheikh was tested positive for cornavirus a day after Gujarat Congress MLA Imran Kehdawala diagnosed with the deadly virus. Kehdawala met Gujarat Chief Minister Vijaya Rupani on April 15 morning, before getting tested positive for coronavirus.
Imran Khedawala, Jamalpur-Khadia MLA, is undergoing treatment at SVP Hospital in Ahmedabad. His health condition is improving and he is reported to be in stable condition, sources said