Soni, the Joint General Secretary of RSS, had suffered a minor heart attack on Friday and was rushed to Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Medical College Hospital. Doctors today said Soni's condition was stable and he was in intensive care unit of the cardiology department
According to the team of doctors monitoring Soni: "Soni had a minor heart attack and was therefore kept under observation for 72 hours in the ICU. He is better now."
After the meeting with doctors, the Union minister told reporters that Soni's health had improving under the supervision of cardiology experts and if needed he would be taken to New Delhi for further treatment.
Besides Vardhan, Kanpur MP and veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, UP BJP deputy chief Swatantra Dev Singh and local party leaders visited Soni in the hospital.
Soni was here to attend the valedictory function of 20-day training camp of the volunteers, when he complained of chest pain after having dinner on Friday night, an RSS leader said on condition of anonymity.
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