New Delhi: As former finance minister Arun Jaitley continued to be on life support at AIIMS here, several leaders, including BJP veteran L K Advani, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, UP Governor Anandiben Patel and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi visited the hospital on Monday to enquire about his health.
Union ministers Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Thaawarchand Gehlot, BJP national general-secretary Arun Singh and party MP Maneka Gandhi also visited the hospital to check on his health.
Jaitley, 66, was rushed to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on August 9 after he complained of breathlessness and restlessness.
According to sources, he is on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) support.
A multidisciplinary team of doctors is consistently monitoring his condition.
AIIMS has not issued any bulletin on Jaitley’s health condition since August 10.
Several prominent leaders, including Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani, Jitendra Singh and Ram Vilas Paswan, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Congress’ Abhishek Singhvi and Jyotiraditya Scindia, BSP supremo Mayawati and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat have visited the hospital in recent days to enquire about Jaitley’s health and meet his family members. (PTI)
