A BJP parliamentarian from Jamnagar, Gujarat, Poonamben Maadam, received injuries on her head, shoulder and foot when she fell into the 8-feet deep drain while talking to municipal officials over a drive to remove encroachers in one of Gujarat’s biggest city.

Poonamben was visiting a slum in her constituency of Jamnagar city, about 330 kilometres from the state capital of Gandhinagar. According to her doctor S Maheshwari, the leader suffered a 4-inch deep injury on her head besides injuries on her shoulder and foot.