NEW DELHI, Aug 17: Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has been put on life support system at AIIMS here, sources said, as several leaders including Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Union Minister Piyush Goyal visited the hospital.
The 66-year-old leader, who was admitted at the hospital on August 9, has been put on life support system and a multidisciplinary team of doctors is monitoring his condition, the sources said.
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has not issued any bulletin on Jaitley’s health condition since August 10.
Several leaders visited the hospital to enquire about Jaitley’s health including Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, BJP’s Satish Upadhyay, Congress’ Abhishek Singhvi and Jyotiraditya Scindia, and Air Force chief Air Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, the sources said.
BSP chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati also visited the hospital.
“I visited AIIMS today to enquire about the health condition of former Finance and Defence Minister, and senior BJP leader Shri Arun Jaitley. I met his family and consoled them and prayed to the almighty that he recovers soon,” Mayawati tweeted at 01.06 pm today. (PTI)
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