As BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee's health get worse, PM Narendra Modi and Smriti Irani makes a visit
Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been undergoing treatment and has been on life support since two days in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. In order to check his health, PM Narendra Modi and Union Textile Minister, Smriti Irani made a visit on Wednesday to the hospital. This is Modi's fourth visit after the BJP minister was admitted to the hospital on July 11.
The leader was admitted to the hospital with kidney tract infection, chest congestion, urinary tract infection and urine output on the lower side. He is diabetic and has only one kidney functional. After the stroke that hit him in the year 2009, his cognitive abilities have also weakened. Later, he also developed dementia.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to meet Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. #Delhi pic.twitter.com/BeGhqVh0z2
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Union Minister Smriti Irani leaves from All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after meeting Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. #Delhi pic.twitter.com/GgVpDG5lri
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No official announcement has been made regarding the Vajpayee's health. On August 11, Home Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP president Amit Shah also went to AIIMS to visit and inquire about the health of the 93-year-old leader.
Further details awaited.
First published: 15 August 2018, 20:28 IST