NEW DELHI: On way to AIIMS on Monday evening after she took ill in Parliament, Sonia Gandhi was more bothered about her express convoy jumping traffic lights than quickly reaching the VVIP medical facility at the premier hospital.

The Congress chief, who returned home on Tuesday after getting an all-clear, also expressed her disappointment at missing the vote on the Food Security Bill after having sat through a lengthy debate despite fever.

As her SPG-protected vehicle with Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and social justice and empowerment minister Selja sped towards AIIMS, Sonia seemed concerned about the escort running through a stop signal in its haste to reach the hospital.

The Congress president's remarks indicate she might not have been too unwell, but sources said Sonia's insistence on attending Parliament for the food bill debate and vote obviously exacted a toll.

A noticeable tremor in her hands when she read her speech on Monday gave away her indisposition which worsened after a medicine she took for a viral condition produced an adverse reaction.

Feeling that she may need to leave the Lok Sabha , Sonia beckoned Selja and said she was not well. The Congress chief then walked to parliamentary affairs minister Kamal Nath's office at room number 14 where a doctor was summoned.

Earlier, Sonia had taken a short break but came back to the House to vote once on an amendment despite experiencing a strong nausea.

On Tuesday, Congress was quick to point to her commitment to the food bill, with spokesperson Bhakt Charan Das saying the "good wishes" of the poor would certainly have been with her.

The doctor who examined Sonia in Nath's office found her blood pressure to be normal and suggested she go home and rest. But it was then felt a check up might be in order given her unease.

It was when Sonia was walked out of the main Parliament building after having a lime drink that she seemed to lose her footing, perhaps due to a bout of light-headedness, and clutched Selja's arm.

The stumble alerted TV crews and photographers to something being amiss and the flash bulbs made Sonia conscious of the media attention. She made it quickly to the waiting vehicle with Selja and Rahul getting in beside her.

At AIIMS, Sonia walked in without assistance and both she and Rahul were particular about no inconvenience being caused to persons present at the emergency centre of the hospital.

Soon, however, MPs and VIPs began arriving, including ministers Krishna Tirath and Panabaka Lakshmi besides Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Hooda.

The Congress spokesperson also said Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi's comment about the absence of an ambulance to take her to hospital was not needed, as it was not an occasion for politics.