Union Home Minister Amit Shah suffered food poisoning during his Karnataka visit on Saturday, forcing him to skip the opening of the new 1,200‑bed KLE Hospital and Medical Research Centre in Hubballi. NEWPAR The 68‑year‑old leader had been slated to inaugurate the campus at Gabbur, but a bout of vomiting and weakness kept him in a hotel for a doctor’s advice. He later made a brief appearance with senior BJP figures before heading to the airport for Delhi. NEWPAR Senior BJP minister Pralhad Joshi told reporters in Examba that Shah had been "perfect" after the illness, adding that the minister had been advised to stay in the hotel. "Amit Shah should have come here," Joshi said, noting the event in Belagavi was cancelled. NEWPAR While Shah’s absence was felt at the Hubballi ceremony, the KLE Society chairman and former Rajya Sabha MP Prabhakar Kore emphasized that the inauguration would proceed with other dignitaries. The event’s agenda remains unchanged, but Shah’s health is now a non‑factor. NEWPAR With the health scare cleared, Shah is expected to depart for Delhi that evening, and the hospital inauguration will continue under the auspices of Karnataka’s medical education minister and other state leaders.