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Several politicians have visited AIIMS since last evening to meet former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
NEW DELHI: Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is critical and continues to remain on advanced life-support system. He was admitted to the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on June 11 and has been hospitalised since.
“Unfortunately, his condition has worsened. His condition is critical and he is on life-support system,” the AIIMS had said in the statement on Wednesday night. The 93-year-old was admitted to AIIMS due to a kidney tract infection, urinary tract infection, low urine output and chest congestion.
Several politicians have visited AIIMS since last evening. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also visited the hospital to inquire about the condition of Vajpayee. He reached the hospital at around 7.15 pm and spent about 50 minutes there. Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, Suresh Prabhu, Jitendra Singh, Harsh Vardhan also visited the hospital.
Senior BJP leader LK Advani visited AIIMS along with his daughter Pratibha Advani. Advani has been a long-time aide of the former PM.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh also visited AIIMS to check on Vajpayee’s health. Singh has often praised Vajpayee’s contribution for the country and for his parliamentary constituency Lucknow. “No one can deny the fact that the ‘vikaas ki Ganga’ in Lucknow was initiated by former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and was further taken up by former MP Lalji Tandon. Shaheed Path in Lucknow was started by Atalji when he was the prime minister and I was the Union surface transport minister,” Singh had recently said.
UP Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma gets emotional on the news of the ill health of the former PM. “The news of his ill health has saddened me. He has always been an inspiration and a guide to me,” the UP Deputy CM said on Thursday.
People across the country are praying for the health of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi will be visiting AIIMS to meet the former Prime Minister. ## West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be travelling to Delhi later in the day today to meet the ailing BJP patriarch. Banerjee, who served as a minister in Vajpayee’s cabinet.
BJP President Amit Shah visited AIIMS on Thursday morning.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal will be visiting AIIMS today. His aide Ashutosh, who resigned from the Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday tweeted praises about the former PM. “Despite all the ideological differences, i always respected Atal ji. He is a true statesman, large hearted who believes in democratic exchange of ideas, rooted deeply in Indian-ness,” Ashutosh tweeted.