Delhi CM visits Shukla in hospital

Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today visited Medanta hospital in Gurgaon to enquire about the health condition of V C Shukla, a former Union Minister and senior Congress leader who was injured after Maoists ambushed a convoy of party leaders in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district.
84-year-old Shukla was airlifted to the hospital in Gurgaon from Raipur early this morning.
Heavily-armed Maoists had ambushed the convoy of Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh yesterday, killing 27 people including senior party leader Mahendra Karma, and injuring Shukla and 31 others.