Bhanuben Babariya, MLA from Rajkot Rural and Social Welfare Minister in the Gujarat Cabinet, suffered burns from a bonfire at her official residence in Gandhinagar on Wednesday.

Babariya was admitted to a private hospital on Sarkhej Road in Ahmedabad for treatment. As per reports, she skipped Gujarat’s Budget Session and other programmes after she was advised to rest to prevent any infection.

Babariya suffered burns on Saturday morning when she was warming herself near a bonfire in the compound of her bungalow.  

After some time, when she got up, the flames caught a portion of her dress from knee to waist. She was immediately taken to a hospital in Ahmedabad where she is undergoing treatment.  

As per sources, it is a 10% burn which is limited to the upper layer of the skin.  

She is likely to be discharged from the hospital in two to three days. She has been advised to rest for about 10 days. There is no deep injury to the skin, but precautions are taken to prevent infection.