India, May 27 -- Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and chairman of the Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP), Ghulam Nabi Azad, was hospitalised amid an all-party delegation visit to Kuwait on Tuesday.

In a post on X, BJP MP Baijayant Panda, confirmed the same and said his presence will be missed in the next course of the delegation.

Baijayant Panda, who was leading the delegation, said, "Halfway into our delegation's tour, Shri @ghulamnazad has had to be admitted to hospital. He is stable, under medical supervision, and will be undergoing some tests and procedures. His contributions to the meetings in Bahrain and Kuwait were highly impactful, and he is disappointed at being bedridden. We will deeply miss his presence in Saudi ...