KATHMANDU: Nepal Communist Party (NCP) standing committee member Raghuji Panta has been hospitalized after suffering from abdomen pain.

He was admitted to Kathmandu Model Hospital on Wednesday.

NCP Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ went to the hospital this evening and inquired about leader Panta’s health condition, Dahal’s press coordinator Bishnu Sapkota said.

It is said Panta’s health is improving and doctors have advised him to stay in the hospital for a week. Chair Dahal wished for leader Panta’s speedy recovery of health on the occasion.