Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal at the PGIMER here and enquired about his health, Badal is recuperating in the Respiratory intensive care unit (ICU) of the hospital. He has been hospitalised since Friday night when he developed multiple infections due to Chest congestion and Asthmatic attack.
Badal could not go to the Airport to receive visiting French President Francois Hollande and Modi, both of whom arrived in Chandigarh on Sunday afternoon.
The ruling Akali Dal in Punjab is one of the oldest ally of the NDA.
The team of doctors attending Badal has expressed complete satisfaction over the pace of recovery and further decided to keep him under observation in PGI for a day or so.
A spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that Badal was admitted here on Friday night following chest congestion and asthmatic attack.
Head, Department of Pulmonary Medicine Dr. D Behra, who thoroughly examined Badal this evening, confirmed that he was fastly recuperating and his medical reports are absolutely normal.
Before Modi, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar also called on Badal to enquire about his health and remained there for nearly half an hour. He wished Badal a speedy recovery and best of health.
Expressing gratitude to the people from different walks of life who had been visiting him to enquire about his health, Badal said that he was deeply humbled and overwhelmed for people’s immense concern for his ill health and their sincere wishes for his early recovery.
As per the advice of doctors attending on him, the Chief Minister has also cancelled his pre-scheduled visit to Amritsar on January 26 to unfurl the National Flag and participate in the Republic Day celebrations, as he was indisposed.