New Delhi: The health condition of former Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee continues to remain critical. He is kept under life support systems and a team of senior Doctors is constantly monitoring his condition, a medical bulletin issued by the AIIMS said.
“ Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s condition continues to be the same. He is critical and under life support systems” the AIIMS bulletin said.
He was admitted in AIIMS on June 11 following several ailments like kidney tract infection, chest congestion, urinary tract infection and low urine output. The 93-year-old BJP leader, a diabetic, has one functional kidney. He had suffered a stroke in 2009 that weakened his cognitive abilities. Subsequently, he developed dementia.
Senior BJP leaders including Home minister Rajnath Singh, Senior BJP leader Lalkrishna Advani, BJP president Amit shah, Union Ministers Sushma Swaraj, Smriti Irani, Muktar Abbas Naqvi, Ramvilas Paswan, today visited AIIMS to enquire about his health. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the AIIMS yesterday to meet him.