Vij advised bed rest for a week after fracture detected in foot

Minister Anil Vij has been advised bed rest for a week after a fracture in the thumb of his left foot was detected on Friday.

The minister had been experiencing pain and swelling in his leg. As per information, Vij suffered an injury nearly a month ago, but, unaware of the fracture, he continued to attend his meetings in Ambala and Chandigarh, consuming painkillers and antibiotics.

He even visited Delhi to attend the party’s core committee meeting, and meet Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. On Friday, he visited a hospital to get an X-ray done, where the fracture was detected in the thumb of his foot, following which he was advised bed rest.

Vij said, “I suffered an injury a few weeks ago, there was pain and swelling, but I was not aware of the fracture. I continue to attend events and meetings with painkillers and antibiotics as advised by the doctors. The pain was increasing continuously, and I was not able to wear shoes, following which we decided to get an X-ray done. After this, a fracture was detected.”