It’s very heartbreaking, sad, and shocking news that Former Union Minister and Veteran Congress Leader, Girija Vyas died at the age of 79 on May 1 at the hospital in the city of Ahmedabad due to burn injuries in a Gangaur Puja ceremony at her home in the city of Udaipur, Rajasthan. Earlier, Girija Vyas was burnt or 90 percent burn injuries due to her long scarf (Dupatta), which may caught fire in the puja ritual on March 31, 2025 and was admitted to hospital.

Indian Leader, Girija Vyas was a poet, author, and Congress Leader and was Member of Parliament (MP) from the Chittaurgarh in the state of Rajasthan. Earlier, she was also president of the 5th National Commission for Women of India and concentrates on women’s basic rights and empowerment in India. She was also worked as the Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation between 2005 and 2011 in the Manmohan Singh Government. She again contested in the Chittaurgarh Lok Sabha Seat in the year 2014 and she was unfortunately defeated by BJP leader Chandra Prakash Joshi.

RIP Girija Vyas Mam