India, March 31 -- Senior Congress leader and former union minister Girija Vyas sustained burn injuries while performing aarti in her house in Udaipur city of Rajasthan on Monday.

Vyas (78) was immediately rushed to a private hospital in Udaipur, which referred her to Ahmedabad 250km away for further treatment.

Her brother Gopal Sharma said that Girija Vyas was performing aarti at home when her dupatta caught fire. The family members rushed her to the hospital.

In a post on X, former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot said, "The news of former Union Minister Dr. Girija Vyas ji being injured in a fire is worrying. I pray to God for his speedy recovery."

Vyas is a veteran Congress leader who has held key positions in both the central...